Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24

Mccoy j aud believe original been written nv him
January nh, 1895. J. 5A iM2HsS SoS;.s.
THE .YEXT PRESIDENT
The following Proceedings of the Legislature of Ala
baa, transmitted us in handful form from tho
Tuscaloosa lntcgencer and Expositor, "a Nullifca-
ton papcr)
" The resolutions nominating Judge White TO the Pre-
sidency, came mp for consideration the House of Re-
present itivcs on New Years day.
Mr. Lewis moved their indefinite announcement:
which was lost by vote of 81 to 81.
The resolutions were then adopted by a of 55
The following instrument will show the views of
most OF the minority, who voted against the nomination:
The undersigned members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who did for the resolutions nonna
ting Hugh L. White, n candidate for the next Prcsi-
dency OF the United Staes beg leave submit the
sons for said vote and to spread the the jousas
of the House.
That Hugh l.. White is man eminently cseed in
teectuay and that his political and private virtues rare
~ Ind parallel are facts by most freely acSnow-
lodged But our objections 10 Presidential nomination
ARISE IN the first place, from general Misrepresentation of
caucussng; and IN the next, believe the pre-
mature, and more likely confusion in the Re
publican ranks than excite harmony and that united
effort of all the States. desirable in sustaining the
great cause of Republicansm.
t. Signed by 10 members of the House of Representa-
tivesl
The Preamble and Resolutions NOMINATING Hpob !.
White, to be President of the United States were adopt
ed In the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Ala
baina on the fifth day of January by vote of 10 to L.
Previous TO the adoption of the resolutions an amend
mcnt Offered to place the names of Mr. r. p Bar
6our, Mr. Van Buren,, Mr. Cass, Mr. Forsyth, and Mr.
Benton also before the people of the United States in
company with that of Judge White being scycrally
well qualified for the Office of President but the Senate
refused to cucumber the resolutions and therefore no
minated Judge White for that office, by the vote stated
above
Z" On Monday the 9TH of January Mr. Lewis. a Re
preventative from the county of Benton, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resored by tie House Of Representatives. of1e State
81 W06dma That we recommend To the citizens of this
State and Of the United States to hold Convention at
Baltimore for c nomination of President and Vice Pre-
sden OF the United States and that will sustain such
nomination."
"Ihc House rejected this resolution by vote o6I to
he 10 members of the III. of II. are not singular in
their opinion of the schism and confusion in our ranks
which such proceeding may produce.-yYe find the
following remarks IN the McMinnyille Tennessee pa
per of tie 10Th instant:
K0ss,ss Ind reference the Republican Patty speaks OF
White win run If should Ultimately be %"
Party There certainly objection to he Rspa5ican ra~
"iT my .a es o heir most prominent men, and after
VIVA, man shall be and pledge man b he
and true to the principles which Cen brought into
meat but we sh" certainly manner the running
OF more than one candidate by the Jackson Pwe
The friends Of Mr.. Webster, too, pressing the Lc
glslature of Massachusetts into nomination MIR
Walsh said the other day, that Last week in Boston
1t was announced and generally expected that the lcos
lature OF Massachusetts would and unanimously
nominate Mr. Uebster for the Office of President Of the
United States. His intellectual qualifications and nub
lie services have already caused him be nominated by
nj
observers throughout our Union, Sc. &c. &c.
Nom COMMUNICATIVE sol dissant Wios are rcnro,cl
ing our party with want of fair, Ingenious deal
ing! They ask us, " why we do moi declare our can
didate tor the Presidency? Who is he? WHY keen
him back Is not this Van Buren, trick-nnwor-
thy OF the great Magician :" &c &cNow this cl,arge
comes with an excellent grace from the very men
VINO VIII not commit themselves. They will not tell
us whom they mean to supporand yet they call upon
us To show our own hands. Are you, gentlemen for
Leigh, Tazewe Clay Calhoun Webster: or will Won
come into stables and take out JUDGE white
lhey VIII not say-1her organ tells them not TO commit
thenselyes-but TO wait for advertisements Well
gentlemen you surely will blame us for imtatino
your own example Why should not wait for your
own dcvelopcmcns?
The Editor of the ~ Orleans Advcrtiser co,,nIa;.
more OF his political friends than we have done of ou
enemies lie says, that "the Gen Assembly went into The
eechon OF state Printer yesterday, and with soilizsas
wing majority in joint ballotthe Editor of the Rec
was elected 10y large majority over the Editor oc ,b;
paper 80 1t even is with the party to which we have
nc honor to belong Ten years have we served them
true ana aIthiuyyct defeat to those who
clam political kin with us-men whom we suDDo,,cd
and who without aid cOuid not h0re Jee, eert,d
Among others, Mcssrs Donation Aupustin and Anfon;o
DuerOs voted against u.s. besides the members from t
Uhg parish OF ST Landry, and the Senator from Jcfcr
SON. Mr. G. Dubgny, candidate for the Senate Of
the u. States And then he asks how the Whigs can
expect TO succeed in carrying their IT, S. Senator on the
Monday following; If they do not better hung togclker
re says that they have two or three candidates. besides
Waggaman, who is now in the Senate.
Senator from Dr. .qtkinson's District
III We understand that VIM. X. BASKERVILLE, ESQ.
lAdmnstration) is elected over his opponent Thomas
h. Spraggins, Esq, (AntiD by large majority.
Tie Changci-Ths time last year we were threatened
with distress, by the u S. Bank. Then a panic was
amongst US lllomened prophets were rising up who
venurcdto predict that the State Banks would fail and
even the Union itself be torn in pieces But the times
are changed. The panic is dissipated The how oc