Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-17
FROM THE COU,Y7HY

We have accounts that MIR. DroIngooc will heat NJ,
Ghoson for Congress- and that Mr. Shell will be len
out, or hard run. The Wings in Brunswick tnk os
taking up Judge White in preference 10 the Arch Ma,
gienn, Van Buren, The Representative of the Dis
trct has been printing, it is sad of his friends on,
the subject and is shrcwdly suspected that other NOM
bcrs have been doing the thing Some of them can
not go for Clay, Webster or Mclean; and bv GETTING
horse ont ofour stable they hope succeed in Gvidng
us and keeping up their own party The Whig Deleg,e
ton IN Washington are according all the signs at the
bottom OF the whole manGuvre But the eyes Of the
People Will be wide awake.
tits said that the Republican party are beginning TO
be the alert in all directions Cs,nron ,, ,s;,,
be in the Borough of Norfolk and NIor,ecn; CT
In the connty-Richardson is a candidate in Charlotte
and VIM Morton IAN Anti)-S,range, staunch Repub
hcan, is said to be candidate in Fluvanna
The Charlottesville Advocate gainsays the s,atcmen,
OF the Wing and declares that MIR Souta is NOT vet
announces IN the county of Albemarlebut that rs
Messrs Randolph and Rves hcraldcd in the Enoni-
rer sit will not be long before Albemarlc will find
Rowland for their Oliver"
ne petersburg Constellation of Saturday informs nc
that JAMES ELAN, Esq, of the most popular AMI
intelligent gentlemen in the county, was nominated hv
meeting OF the Democratic citizens of Chesterfield held
at the Courthouse ON Monday last, a suitable person
to represent the county in the next Legislature Ile
defeat of VIM r. johnson, Esq, the present delcoac
Notwithstanding his great personal worth and popularity
lis considered certain Where principles as inn ~
those now at issue involved no personal prefcncn
should influence the voter He owes it himself his
children and his country, TO vindcate at the nolls c
right OF instruction and the necessity of obedience to in
srnctions We hope soon to have the pleasure Of an
nouncing that Petersburg is not only ring ON her m
fnour' but ready for the great struggle
ST4TE or MISSISSIPPI
The Legislature met on the 18th ut-The Governor
Mr. Runnels, i'll his Message after assigning the re,
sons which had led him to call them together Saw
Under the auspices of the present Administration f
the Federal Government, have witnessed a dsnos;
TON to Keep within their proper spheres the Federal and
State authorities; and notwithstanding its santnrv a. jc,
upon the rights of the States and the perpeuitv of ,o
unlon for the nterposon of his constitutional auor;
y to prevent the rccharer of the Bank of the In;,d
aeS ana TO arrest as far as practicable the expressions
inflicted by that institution the people for The mr.
pose OF extracting their unwilling consent to n 70
charter the president stands charged on the ;onr
nails of the Senate, by resolution passed tho yosI
day of March 1884, with having assumed unon him
self authority and power not Conferred bv Tho On,
sutution and laws, but i'll derogation of both This
measure being adopted by majority of the Senate ar
ranged and procured by few master spirits of ntrg,,e
inducing some no doubt TO derogation of the Ern
rtf and best interests of their constituents il is mai
ter OF Just consideration, whether you will moi instruct
your senators to vote for the resolution be expungcd
from tue journals OF that body, being unprecedened
of the American People" IS F
The Wings in the Senate of Mississippi threaten 10
throw some difficulty in the way of elcc,;ng !, S.
tor The Missssippian of the Odd SAYS that
With the exception of the admission OF the represen
iatlVes from the new counties TO membership in the
mousse, ana the adoption by this branch of rcsoln
uoh by large majority to go into the election of
business OF Importance has been transacted NoLin0
mas been done in the Senate. There are mot on;te
enough democrats there Because the House of Re
PreSehtatlves-whch rs the sole iudUc of the ou,liG
cations and elections of its own MEMBERSHIPS seen nro
per to admit the members elect from the new counc.
To seats IN the House the Hhig Scnate-desirous we
snPpose OF n2---hg the example set them by the Il s.
Senate last winteris cavng about the co1st;tntiono
organization of the lower house. and has appointed n
committee to examine whether not the members Of
the house are duly qualified and elected The house has
Just as clear light to appoint committee TO ascertain
whether senators are oflawu age and sane minds as the
senate mas to make this inquiry! because by the Cons
luon, eaeh house is the sole judge of the qualifications
ana elections OF its members There is in the senate
wing majority of two three, and this small number
mas suspended all legislative action because the new
couhues-which are represented by denlocraLs-baye
senatives" P'
= Inc senate were elected two years without much re-
ference to party quesons-But the House which ,vos
elected last year under the influence of party feelings
contains an overwhelming majority of the friends of the
they will not go into the election of S Senator VIE
ther they expect the House will 90 into the erection Of
railroads so much desired by the people, or into the
transaction oil the ordinary legislative business