Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-20

viii. h he has siuce ~eispllyrt in Congress. In he year
1919, he was selec,ed BY P,esid.ut Mcutos rs a Com.
missioner with MF. Tszswslo OF Virginia, and Gov.
King of Maine, zoe tie Distribution gmong our. ctiz. ma
OF tveniiitDs Of doiiars, allotted by the Florida Treaty
IS an ind -mnisy fer Spanish spalAi,n, between 1890
and isl5. Ginning 10 The I'll chOtge OF he duties ct
IBIS appoin'neu', with lIle krcwleGg- e commercial
law aud commercial interests, from which his situation
had hitherto separated him, he soen made himself iami-
Lar with iho1e subjects, ard became su able and eff
cien' member q tte Board. His dsei,i us tsspec'ipg
The slains-iu which the merchants Of hi. city and
Boston were very lerg ly interested, 10 the emorni pro-
baby OF Utrecht s OF Tie whole sum 20 be d~isjtihui-
ec-gave uuivers.l satisfaction, by theit DETERMINATION
aud equity.
L. 1924. when Ger. J-ck.,n resigned HE rlace in
TIE U. $. Senate, Judge White wa. elected tor tire two
remaining years oi IN ,tim, ard Afterwards fcy the
SIX years OF ths srccetdiGs ie;m. IL, took bic fsaiia
tie frsi Cocaress OF Mr.. Adsmss admins. ration. He
was an industrious aud leading meaber of Ii Judi
cia:y, the Military, aod the Iuiilp Commit ca; ia alt
'hs business OF Which, az we'll as ia alt Uiat,.r rtia,ipg
&c the public lands. he ta' ptovcd him:e,l a mos, abe
aud eHicieu, Legislator. He is meta very frequent
Speaker, ssrupu.ousiy obsisiDips fam s~u!jects not in-
~med!ately connected w.tI the duto. Of the Ccmiuit;re
TO which be belongs, or witch do not isll within the
range OF his owe iulITmaiion ad p~:rsuiis. When
called upon, Lowtver, TO ielvsr hI opinions, bya
sense ei public dOty, be IS one OF h most able AID es
iecive speakers in the Senate, lie j. in an unsom.
mon degr.e perspicuous, copious Uiiiou, useless d.
sression, accurate in il formation, and fcreble in ar
guEen'. He is gtneTal.y purely ar2umentaiive-bUt
an The iorte Of an unexpected serelsm, shove
with waai power ha mistt exercise ,hs. .elsnt, if the
n",sra! kindness o! his disposition did not restrain him.
Judge White Is a man Of veneGabls appearance,
with grey halra-og a srsrs make, ec;iva ia niad ard
body, OF bati's OF great regularity aud application to
hu'nsss, No msu epjsys 10 a higher dsgfee, the re-
spect an'l c%ou6ieaee OF The eitzens OF h, native State,
and The love AMI esteem If HE ncigbbeuts.
From the same.
The sketch which We wsie lately enabled, by the
assistance ct information detiycd from an authentic
source, 10 lrsseu, cur readers, Of N, Iubli- history
aud character Ct Judgs Wti;., taying, Is we perceive
Lea lie gen"fai rePa5i.eaior, excited much a,tea-
,icn, we have though, ina; a eiuihr account Of az
otLer Member OF the C.ti.ei, may no, be unaccep.-
able,
The Hon. Levfwaaiaury. ia sereetat over forty
five years OF age. lo wa; bora in New Hsmpshi.c,
ieaeived his literary education at Dartmouth College,
and studied law under tie venerable Judge Reeves u
L%iiohheld. He entsrcd upon the profession a, Po. 8.
mouth, in hi, rs'Ivs s.a's, where lie elu:os. imm.dl-
stsly rote ln'o high reputation, and before no reached
ai' aii,leth year, was rsised 70 the Bench Of the SUI
duties OF this place rlth grsa, Industry srd talent,
some Of the evidences Of which, ere tosbe found in
%eistos.is opiaions in the rriaiel reports ef Ma. State
until about tho Year 1872, whom he was elected Gov
stnor Of .bs S;@te.-This efiee be Glsd Ter ono term,
AID was a candidate for n secood election but the ca.
Posuo party having Ia the ean tine received an sc-
cesslon O. strength, lie " as unsucc esslul. As an evil
dsLee, However, -thst ,he mu,stcnb Of PRIV did not
impsIr hs sssenttsl popularity, o., lessen tho conidsnce
OF his foliow-ohi,eHs la hs capacity aad integrity, he
wac, a year or two aief y afds. on being ehcson a mem
her oil tho Nav Hampshire House Of Representatives,
maize Speaker Ct u,a, body, aud du,ius Ia sams sass
zion, was elected Q 9era;er OF tho Uaiei States. In
ihis station he Remained uh;li the fourth Of Mseeh OF
The p ssebt year, dLs,it eWished Tor his ol.sotian 10 pub
lie business, aud bis accuracy 10 .faasasiag "a, both as
As q member 81 the Naval sEd Judicial Conmiuses,
and moio especially ne one of tho CemRI.,es co Com.
mGrcs, OF which lac was the Cl,.lfman for ,ke last Two
OF taree years. la al ihe great questions which have
eaIiad toIih The .slsu: o. tho Senate. Gusiss Ms ssat ia
TIA, body, ho has also taken a part, aid shown himself
equal TO iEeu dl.oufsion.
He 10 remarkable Er the accuracy apa iuliasss f.kis
iLiormation, on every sutjeotk he undertake s TO discuso,
az well as for tie e!earness and force with which he
etmmunicates H. THIS valuable Characteristic is not
confined nicely TO his more slatei ate efforts on tho
hoof OF Congress, but il is thewn boi less remarkably,
aud perhaps more usoiuliy, ia hs ya!oGs labors OIL he
ths several committees 20 which lie Lee te.oaged, and
especially la bringing before he Seu4ts and carrying
THO u the various noasu res ~tecommepds cd by the
CJtDrniitee on Commerce. Great az 10 The sErcun, OF ia
Ien' In the nest Serais, We fear that HE Il4ce as chair
man oil thAt committee will be hardly eUrpi. ed. Coming
from q commercial quarter oil tue Uricn, be- hes en;ersd
Z" arnaiy into the support OF the inlere9;s Of trade and
navigation AID has lost 90 opportunity oi!orroriaS all
'he advantages lor obtaining ufe'ul knowledge on these
~sutJecte, afforded enher by hhs pubic %siatioc, or liz sx-
ters.ve scquain'ance with heG # La,iaeSs.
Anils' The ppr'uii9 Of Law aid politics, Judge Wool
bury has not neglected lbs cultivation Ct isllsTs. AS a
m'mber oil the joint Library Cimtaitse OF CongrssI,
lie las unaffected great zcsi, Hs we'll as good taste, I'M
iofming a collection OF books Of which the country
may well bo proud; snd as a Senator, he has Introduced
or aided vaFions measures fof:he promotion of learning
aud the aris. From tue cireun.iances OF his situation
and tho inleresi he takes in naval matters, hI know
lsdse on u.is subject ia extensive, and The naval SER
vice could not bad among our public men a mere zeal
Gus and sGicisni friend.
Idn'nndny Society and Columbian OTder.-This an
cieni, respectable, and patriotic association &c sb;a led
It's 42i annivsrsaTy yesterday, The services Of the Gay
were commenced by an ota!on--in ths technical phrase
ology Of the society, a long llk-from Stsip, Aiyer Mo-
ees. The crater was exceedingly harry ia tie selec.
ton OF Isis topics, and in HE mann-r Of treating them.
He reverted 10 the o:!gin anI hrsi establishment OF the
society, ct a period most porteDious in the civil history
OF The nsiioE-dwsii up5n tbs inllIeucs which il had
exercised 10 giving stability to tbs fee institutions OF
the tornlry-snd hnsliy traced, IN Tho progress CT the
government TO its present exslied rank opcnE nations,
ne close identification ciiis principles With lbOsa wkich
had sprung from The countis Of he sociaty. Among
the mosi 81; tiying eiseUm,lances on which the Tam.
msny Soeiety can ieiiciiaie i,seif, 50 was Nel remark
ed by the orator, is the fact, that he principles "A ipcul-
catcs, and he party 'silh which IL Il Identified, have
had so direct an agency In securing 10 our country The
high degree Of %prospsTiiy I, non enjoys. We should
BE- doiug lnjnsdco 10 ,te speaker were we, in isis ;m-
perfect sketch, to attempt to give a general analysis Of
bis discourse. IT will doubtless 10 published, and will
he read and admired for the SQUAD doctrines il illus-
ba'es and enfoToeS. The large room Of T.inmauy Hail
was Tiled with m audience comprising many dis;in-
Ruished strangers, aud hundreds of our most Iespecla.
Bile citizens, by wham tie address was " eoiscd with
marked attention, and at intervals, by the most cordial
testimonials Of APPRECIATION.
TIE Society adjourned al o'clcck to he large dining
room at lbs Hfli, which was t~@sisfully and appropriate.
~ hted rp fos tho octaFjor, when he company, to tbs
nurut er tfbeiweFn8 and 800, tai down 10 a most sump-
iuous entertainment prepared by Mr.. Lovtioy.-
Tie Honorable Sci hon a len, 8 na;of, from The 6rst
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