Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-01
IDe Constitutions. gegt,s0.
SATURDAY MORNING. JAN. 90 1881

-.ss- 800 MOhNlNH, JAN. 90, 1881.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Yesterday, the House q
delegates after dsposng of some minor hus;ncss
LOOK up the resolutions of the Committee for Court
vi justice on the engrossing subject of the Judiciary
Inc amendment made in Committee of the Whole
~ Inc instance of MIR. Jones. to carry Superior
Vi LAW anu Ehancery into eucs,y County las
wen t'ose' from their smaness confessed into Elec-
on Dis'rlc's as othersl was adopted by the House,
va" al auiendihent proposed by MIR. Mcfarland,
10 include the Corporations PETERSBURG and Tvrcb-
nuTg) now entitled to Superior Court
The second resolution uniting Chancerv and Cor,
mon Law Jurisdictions was then t,Lor ~ 1,r
Leigh addressed the House until it's aliorrn,on+ :;
luminous speech upon the whole merits of tho
question. lie will continue it to-day
NoNGREss'-it will be seen that the two reports
irom tee Judiciary Committee in the House of Rem
Bfesentaives, have already engaged the attention of
Se house and are to be considered at an earv dav
mr. Wrt'conclnded his argument in the Senate on
y tuesday,
ON wednesday the proceedings Of Congress were
der9'u o' 'pIerest-Mr Storrs, one ofthc Managers,
commSnced his reply to Mr. Writ
u In confirmation cf the opinion we s5nressod
yesterday the subject of the Presidents and V
Presidents dispute and its aedged cause, we invite
attention to the following, extracted from the Po,i
cal Arena of yesterday.
"Ihe Georgia Journal, of the Goth in nusop to Tho
quarrel between Gen jackson and Mr.. Calhoun. RI
Prpshes an Editorial article, inserted in that pupor
on the 25th July, l829--in which the parr ta,nn by
MI Calhoun in the investigation of the Semin ii,
campaign, Is very disticty and unequiyocalv asser
ted.-So that 1t Is difficult, to conceive how Cen
JACKSON should until this time, have remained in IT.
norance ofthe course pursued by Mr.. c The Jour
nal concludes its remarks by publishing the follow
ing extract OF letter from distinguished citizen of
Georgia, now no more. II was written - f,,, VI
age;
sn Cy during The of the Seminole
war; that the Cabinet had been divided as to the course
De pursued about that business, and some diff
eu 'nat ney all at length assented the pointed out
m .ne semi Official expose about that time published in the
lnielgencer editorialy have believe
Caihoun the former jusfyng Jacksons conduct the latter
believe a Mr. craw had pneoa are nay9 reason to
ping the course adopted the semi official expose that Mr.
learned Washington during winter from source
that at liberty mention Mr. Monroe ever m
cabue, tina, subject he must have alludsd To- the sI
neir as contained IN the expose alluded
is true tia. by of c9mpromiso they agreed to it
the end But if he be understood saying that there
never had been division the subject stated tina,
winch have no doubt is not true For am convinced that
e difference OF opinion between Adams at one
une was SO hgh as to create great excitement
Phese facts, them to he will be startling to
young R1lcIans who look at men aud things they
no can beleVe that Calhoun, lack
irst Lieutenant was in favour of disavoing
surfing Jackson's eonduc in the Seminole Wa-or that Adams
row acksons bitter and competitor the highest
9acc in the United States justified aud sustained Jackson
Yet have no doubt of the truth of what tell yuu'
Member of Congress from Virginia, writes us to
the following effect, under date of the Goth january
I'm noticing the part taken by several members of
the Virginia Delegation Stanberry's motion to strike
out the salary for Minister to Russia it seems the
Enquirer has omitted the of Mr. Coke as one Of
nose VINO undertook the defence Of MIR. Randolph
rms onission is no doubt, the ee of mistake or &C.
ciaent, but 1t operates injuriousy Nr Coke That
gentleman entered into the debate at considerable
ienSth, and with much spirit, and far from BEING.
made" w. ~ "'''
MIR. Clay and Lady, arrived at New Orleans. on
wednesday the 9Th January. The election of Sen
ator was on he 3d-So here is the reffation If an
other OF DutFs fancfnl facts-lhat Mr.. Clay namely
Went to New Orleans TO supervise the election of
Senator Wonder if the consistent Editor in this
city, (who published the clargeJ will publish the
simple and unanswerablc defence,
1T is mentioned in the New Orleans Bee of tho
I0th nit that the Hon. james Brown four late Min
ster to France0 had arrived there in the ship Ohio
rom ne" York. Mr. Clay and he, who are init
ness Mr. Clay and his family arrived at New Or
leans on the i2lh, and has taken I'D his residence
with Nh Durable, his son n-lnw, below the city"
Mt Int.
Ia 1t is perhaps due them to say, that several
Members of the Hose o. Delegates. have been de
famed from their duties in the General Assembly by
indIsPostion. Among them are Gen Brodnax Of
Dlnwiddc, Mr. Mcdowell of nnckbridoe. Mr.
Thompson of Norfolk County, and Mr. Alexander n
Russell. We believe all these gentlemen arc