Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-10


vcrnment itself.
~ We have devoted all our available space this morn
ing to the last proceedings of Congrcss-n
OF which arrangement the fine Address of the Rcuub
can members of the Virginia Legislature TO the People
Oh te Statc, Is unavoidably postponed till Thursday
we are compelled also to lay over several communca
lions and editorial articles We shall resume the Debate
IN The House OF Delegates, in our next
lhc reader will discover that some of the most imror
AM BINS which were pending before Congress- have been
Gverau Tor me want OF time, and by the pressure of the
french questions which occupied so arre n portion of
the three last days of the session The three millions
contingent appropriation to Notifications was finally lost
along with the whole Fertilization Bill Let both Houses
anu pom Parues quarrel as they may about the
OF so many measures failngthe failure is certainly
are satisfied, that the Telegraph has slandcred The
House OF Representatives by ascrbing loss of so ma
ny p'is 20 mere party views. The truth is, that too
uch c lhe time OF Congress is taken up by talking
they ought to give acts; and less of cords
cords 'eoros! There is much force and more truth
than generally find in the National Gazette in The
following excerpts from the last Saturdays Gazette:
r mas proved greatly delinquent towards the People,
proportion dyed M% DG R %s DC b O Of i or
n@ye been frustrated and the deieness of tho
PATRIOTISM H. 10 them seemed tie most urgent duiy of
tendency to bring whole Republican system disrcpne
the protection oftho veal enboden cnmiy al Ion" and
prepared o ",0 and 10 invite foreign aggression already
ana resources of the American na,ion say
though The French Minister win bear away with linn a his,
Fanco in the Commission Of i h',Sn to sn'aSs
YET we trust understand that wrong there is in The
and etort, which the Fonc and nation
uIcI o present circumstances especially
Immediate action of NEW STrs upon popo nnalmy
ceng aud opinion throughout the United States now
STONY ~ millions OF acodcd and onheared men, abundant
~ provided with the sinews and apparatus ofwnr.n
NO sooner was the failure of the Fortifcaton Bill
known at Philadelphia, than the following spirited pro.
ceedngs took place.
+" DEfEseE or PHLADELpHIA.--At n meeting of the
nihary Council of the First Brigade First Division
/, M held at the Military Ha on Thursday March
adopted:
" Uhereas 1t appears that the Congress of the United
States has adjourned die, without having made any
provisions for the defence of the river Delaware and
tcuiary that the appropriation for the repair and arma-
ment OF Fort Mitlin, has not become a law by which
neglect the city OF Philadelphia left exposed to insult
and invasion therefore,
Resoircd, by the Military Council of the 1si Brigade
Ist DIVISION T. M. in full Council Assembled That the
brgadier-G General commanding this Brigade be and he
hereby requested, oaddress forthwith his Exceency
inc Governor OF this Commonwealth upon the cxposcd
situation OF the city of Philadelphia in case of war be-
tween France and the United States and that he would
recommending TO the Legislature the necessity of lis
making an immediate and sufficient appropriation for the
! complete repair and Armament Of Fort Miflin.
ReSOfccd, That tho Governor be requested bv the
Bgadier- General 70 recommend the Legislature that
AL tnes hereafter TO be collected in the LIST Division
T. NJ for non-perormance of militia duty shall be K
pended IN cquipping the several volunteer regiments in
the said Division.
Resofrcd That these proceedings be published in
the daily papers Of the city A. NJ PROVOST
| Brigd'r. Gen. and President of he Council
! JAMES PAGE, Isl i. PTesidcnt,
| Col JOS. S. RILEY, I'd Y. Presidom.
! - FrLhA ', ! Secrefa,ies."