Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-18
TDe constitutional gggt;sa.
WEDNESDAY, MORNlNG. FEB is, lMal.

lie LEGlSLAruRE-1 yesterday the Ducling Bill
was hnaiy discussed and passed to third reading by
great maJority--manY members being in the si,ua
ton avowed b. Mr.. Watkins of Observation-Disclosures
opposed to it, but persuaded that their constituents
desired the enactment of the law. The test oath
clause was attacked by Mr.. Burfoot with severity of
denunciaton and strength of argument, and
with much acuteness by Gen. Brodnax. MI. Anderson
or Bot seconded the effort expunge it from the BILL
processing his readiness for law to prevent
dueling, which he sensible his constituents csi-
red but execratin he sanction provided by the test
oath clause, unjust, impotc and in violation cf the
principles OF free governm mt. But the H0use-really
we believe, III opposition to its Wishes and ODE
dlence only to the wishes of the public actual or sun,
Posed-refused to expunge the third clause by great
majority. The bill will become law il, all its former
severity.
AN important bill, proposing to introduce the prin>
cple of paying jurors ian abstrac of which NAV he
seen in another coiumn) reported from the Com
mttee of Courts of Justice by Mr.. Garland of Nelson
This is an entirely experiment in Virginia. and
the pulse of the House has not been tested bv anv
vote, we ore at loss conjecture what NAV be its
fate
Mr.. Leigh also yesterday reported bill organizing
the Superior Courts of Law and Chancery. An
outline of it will be presented as soon as obtained.
Its immense length forbds the possibility of publish
ing it entire. 1t provides for twelve circuits and
twenty-four Judges.
VICE PnEsrDENr.-TAe Republican party are on
the look for candidate to run with Gen Jackson
as his Vice President and as might be expected there
are as many candidates sections of the Union Of
these the most prominent MIR Buchanan, Mr.
Woodbury. and Judge Smith. The prospects of the
latter are encouragngly viewed by a writer in the
Charleston Courier who says:
SIN conversation with members from different quar-
tiers, lind that Jude Smith will be the fsvorite candi-
date tor Vice President. Gen. Jackson is now unden
ably candidate for election, and Judge Smith will
be run with him. The universal esteem and respect
which he has elected from all parties, bear ample
testimony to his worth, and probably man in the
nation would be more acceptable to Gen Jackson, or
more likely to harmonic with him. than Judge Smith
Calhoun is identified wheth' justly or not, with the
Nulltyers, who are here perfectly understood to be
the old opponents of Crawford and the State Rights
party
The GENERAL PosT OFrIcE.-Early in the Ses-
sion of Congress, resolution was introduced into
the Senate of the u States, for enquiry into the al
lodged frauds and abuses, in the General Pos, Office
The proposition came of course from a Senator III
the opposition Mr. Clayton and it so happened that
when introduced, there was ma orty of opposition
Senators present. y struggle immediately ensued
Standing Committee the Post Office, composed Of
majority of AdmInis'r ration Senator's or to Select
Committee, which according TO parliamentary cour-
tesy would be constituted of mai ,rty friendly TO
the object proposed The Administration Senators
were defeated in their attempt send the resolution
to the Post Office Committee, lin other words. 20
send it where 1t would be smohered,) but Mr. CAL
houn, in arranging the Committee put on it two
nd foo a 5rnin
fifth, Mr.. Hendricks, who had been traitor to both
parties; but who having been last traitor to the Oh
position, would tor that reason, endeavor to make the
traitor acceptable to bis new allies as the treason
had proved. We said at the time, that the exceed
ing anxiety to refer the resolution to the Post Office
Committee from the desire felt to strancle it in
the cradle and foretod, that the Vice President had
quite as efecuaIly produced this result, BY pIacin,,
the friends Of the resolution in minority on the Com
mittec: for what we conjecturod Of Mr. Hendricks
has been exactly fulfilled.
And SO it has proved throug,r5ut To spin on, the
time OF the session. Until is left to accomplish
So serious an Investigation, aud to exclude The prin
clPal witnesses to prove the existence of abuses Mr.
Grundy brought forward resolution instructive the
Committee no. TO receive the ties nony of those ner
sons who had been dismissed from the service Of the
l OSI C4uCt' Il uiOie IlS.' handed ana audlciOuS
proposition, was introduced before an Ameri
can Assembly. This resolution Is still under debate
low it will be decided we can hardly doubt, belize
wing as we do, that the Senate of the IT, States can
no longer as III 1925, be made to nark-trme at the
command Of a Jackson drl!-scrgcan. We invite
attention to the following:
From the National journal
The Speech of Mr. CLAYroy of Delaware ,, -.1..
70 MeSsrS woodbury. Grundy, and Hendricks, on he
resolution Of Mr. g. to limit the inquiries of he Com
inttee on the affairs OF the Post Office has GIrnjsbcl
Tue most conclusive proof Ct the dctcrmina on of the
majority OF that Committee to smother the invcstoc
ton Mr. Z. in passing. made some most c,,ujgy 5,,-
marks IN brief reply to Senator Benton, who ven
guy OF ms way tn day before to attack the inquiry,
WINE discussing The alan gult tar Was ayeurJc
lnSeh Tor this, that after HIr had closed his re-
dl"! MS, mr b. denounced the investigations on Thurs
udy' I'd INC round set terms which appear in the Tel
oo&5SPh OF yesterday. During the discussion aTr
D'Iy on We thought, folly cSrosed tic ridiculous
p'e'Chce OF Mr y aud others VINO had insisted that
tc inquiry should no, be made because it nigh, lead
10 me discover OF 'mPClchajc matter. He desired
10 he understood a, r,- -fr,cr