Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-10

2e3 beating the fedihs Editors of the National In
teigencer, the Editors of the SUM- (Whte manor &c
Se-Alr. Ball is deteated-and his Culeagi Polk has
taken his place by triumphant maiorty.-Ihc Reuub-
hcan havc carried their officers by orily of from 81
to 43 votes-a Tue members othe House of Representa-.
lives being in their places with the exception of rhe
two new members from Mississippi arc ofcourse not in
Guided. ~.- ..r.- = : .- ~. .. -
We should have been delighted with the election Of
John Y. Mason, Esq, as Speaker Of the H. of R-But
him, Mr.. Polk would have been our choice Hs
has fought so man'uy t the Republican cause in Ten.
nrsiee-he has adhered firmly to the integrity and
principles Of the Republican Party-he has con,cudcd
50 vigorously against The White cu.rent in TENNESSEE
which threatened 10 sweep him into retirement ha, W.,
cannot but hail the triumph Of Mr.. Polk with pleasure
Our friends have stood by him. and rewarded him for
tnr energy Of his department. They have acted with
hr'nness and concert among themselves. Thus they
have inspired confidence in their friends throughout
the Union. There is other way Of combating Party
which is so desperate as that Of the Whigs.-We
happy TO understand that john Y Mason has carried
himself with disnterestedncss and magnanimy which
have only cndeared him the to the Republicans Of
Congress- and will extend his reputation throus hout the
Union We hail MS spirit, ton, with Infinite satSfac
ton.
Little did some of the Wings know John Y Mason.
Correspondent Of the Boston Gazette who writes from
Washington the 2yth November, says, :. 1t the Ad-
mnisttalon, with an avowed majority of th!rty-two
in the House, cannot elect its Speaker, it must
be in sad and singular condition Mr.. John 7. Mason,
of Va vii! uso contest the seat of Speaker with Mcssrs
Bell and Polk and il is believed that he and his friends
will 60 for Bell in the event OF It's being apparent
that Mason cannot be elected If Bell finds his own case
hopeless be will thiuk give his aid 10 Mason Wash
ngton Correspondent Of the Boston Atlas also writes,
under the date that SIT the friends OF Mr. Bell should
consider the prospects Of their candidate hopeless they
would probably for Mason because such might
be deemed advisable to propitlate the love Of Old Virgil
MIA in favor of Judge White. If the Administration
collect all the force it claims and that force uctuayex
tba ho
consequences Polk and Bell most bitterly opposed
oh ott and both will strive to defeat the prospects
of mis- rival With vrulence that cannot be readily
strained But neither Mason nor his friends 90 for
Bell-nor did he the assistance Of Bell his ahliat
ed Wings. Mr. Bell might have been anxious to prop
tate the friends of Judge White in Virginia-but with
Mr. Bell, number one seems to have been the favoritc
candidate-As to Virginia. however pleased she might
have been with Mason success yet she is rather
derae and too dsnteresed to BIZ soured by the election
of another firm and inaexiblc Republican.
SCHEMES OF THE CO3LITIO.N
The great Webster meeting is in the City Of n.
York. The y. York American says, it was indeed
meeting boast of"-and that on adjourning leach
congratulated the other upon what had been DONE and
settled himself firmly than ever, the resolve,
leave lawful effort untried, to the election Of
Daniel Webster Some Of the other Wing presses es-
innate the numbers present at 5 or G00Q.
The oither proceedings and the comments ofthe
n. Y. STAR point out the schemes Of the Wings They
will go for combination Of all the friends of Webster
Harrison, White, &c. &c wherever each is the strongest
Or wherever that preference cannot be ascertancd
they 60 for unpedgcd uncommi,tedt ticket AS Major
Noah says sThe Wing party cut up in detail, divided
and subdvidcd among several candidates. must make
feeble resistance but by running electoral ticket in
each State opposed TO Mr. Pan Buren,, the entire OPPOSE
ton will be united and triumphant; and every where
hear this proposition, 10 one Opposition ticket ap
proved and sanctioned
Thus the insidous is, to take the election
out Of the hands of the People and transfer it, either
the uncolnnitted Colleges of Electors into the II of
r. What, the other hand. is the of the Re-
publican party? Fair, fearless and above board. They
have lnuuvIes 10 pursuc-no conccalments to prac
tice They select one man out Of their party whom
they think best calculated TO carry out their principles
They place him al once before the People. There is no
voting in the daik-no trick no in:
trgue-no translation o.: powers from the People to
pledged Agents. They advance fearesSy and broadly
into The field They unfrl their banner to the breeze
They prepared to encounter the opposition, without
ambuscade or stratagcm-bodly in the held.-Not so
the Piebald Coalition They will hoodwink the People
up the Electoral yoe-send the contest to parcel
Of Electors who will try to arrange and intrigue with
each olher-or the H. of r., where the vote Of Viz
gina Of Pennsy lvania is cut down to equality
with the vote Of the smallest State in the Union.
Our party, too, is actuated by set of principles.
Whereas tie mongrel Wings are made up Of various
agmens-embracing many dscordant principles, as
there various sects-Yet each one willing to throw
lis ntcyes! into the common stockand to Combine toge
ther the election eff President whether the lot may
fall on decided Fedealis n-dcscrpt military chief.
tain-a politician like MIR. Clay like Judge White!
Never was so mongrel party these Whigs-so reck
less in their mcasuresso indifferent about general re-
suits Bat the people will not support them-and the
contest will terminate in the election of the candidate
of the great Republican party.-The first panic failed in
shaking the Adlninstrator-and the second panic,
which has been turned against Martin Van Buren, will
be equally unavailng to the success Of Wing
The Norfolk Herald informs u.s. that the Legislature
of North Carolina have passed act for charterng
Rail- Road from Raleigh to Hcldon-Some spirited gem
tlemen of Haiaz have subscribed nearly $780, OOO to-
wards the building of their road to Weldon, which to
connect with the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
To Ike General assembly Of Virginia. |
Shortly after the rising of your last session. General
Order was issued by the Adutan General under date OF
March 10TH 1885, 10 all the commandments of regiments
in the Commonwealth in the following words:
sGENERaL ORDER.-To enable the Governor to COM
py with the requirements of the Of The General AS
sciably passed on the 9th instant, entitled, An act to
amend and explain the 9th and other sectous of act
passed 9Th March, 1884, entitled, An act for the organi-
zation of the Militia" the several commandments of regI-
nenls are ordered report to this department. without
DELAY list Of all the eutenants enssns and cornets be
longing attached to their respective regiments to the
end that the eutenans and ensgns now IN commission
as SUCH may be Reconnaissance as first lleutenants,
and the comets commission as such may be CON-
as second lieuenants.
The several Commandments OF Regiments are TURNER
ordered TO cause elections to be held IN their respective
Regiments forthwith for the necessary number of Sc
conh TO satisfy the requirements OF the Act