Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05
70 YUE Eu[InRS
I" WAsIIlSGTnY Cry, Feb. -, -3ti.


"WAsHIHGToa Cry, Feb - Io}G.
"F"r the last twu WEEKS nothing has ranSpI1ed vi any
i'm pGtance except the delivery III the Presidents Mes
sage ANNOUNCING the close lhc French CONTROVERSY
There has Lccn subject VI mpount pubic cIarac-
ur, acted upon either branch of Congress. Ia the
ousc nsrprrsrni;yes, every subject has been pretty
much ul local character. In the Senate, there have
been some discussions upon Mr. licnlon appropriation
rrst,ution characterized occasionally by some severe
sparrin,. The newspapers report accurately and with
such despatch the debars that it would be waste vi
! lime 10 detail them in the form OF i letter.
"Tle 'rxIungiug resolutions lave reached here, aud
have excited much speculation The refusal of The Co.
vernon 10 transmit them. srenlS to be approved by lew,
and severely condelrlcd by many OF both parties. The
which he makes for declining what has been re.
gadrd since the foundation III the Government as the
duty the E1ccutcc, is certainly more OF qubbng than
sound reaslnIng | am nGch surprlzcd that man at
Governor Tazcwels gigantic intellect, should have
seized hold Of such frivolous prciex to avoid doing.
what every rejecting mind must acknowledge it was
his duty 20 have done. | cannot think that the pro
| pie OF Virginia will submit 10 such an attempt on
the part OF tie Executive to paralyze the action OF
their immediate representatives: if they do, then is the
representative body inr:crnty imbecilc and conlenpt
ble and no man who has due sclI.rrspec should accept
scat III il, The act Is certainly iladvsed or lmna-
tu!r
i TO morrow, | understand, Gov. Tyler will make his
vardctory ami resign but. it is thought upon what nu
lluri,y DO not know. that Mr. Leigh viii retain his
place. Tie which demand resi- gnation, as
strong IN the is the other Why II II 1T 50, they
sufficiently strong for the aud not the other, Is
hot Tor me tu drlr1lltr bul the difference Ill be IRE
! concabie.
- have not been little surprised at seeing letter
going the rounds o the newspapers, IN which It Is stated
that Mr. Calhoun III late speech III the Senate, IN which
he compared the characteristics ut the Vice President to
those OF the Fox ana The Hrazel- liked his eyes uf"I
and pointed Ills finger at the VICE President, who "ccu
pied The CHAR: ana lldt mol muscle vi the ice frcs
dents face vas moved. ms sir, Is mol true MT. Gal
neither in the chair, nor IN Tie Senate Cham Der at tie
time. MIR. King, OF AiabanIa WIS IN linz chair speak
from my own knowledge, ioslwas IN Tie Ihamber-It
there was any other occasion Oh winch scl an occur
renee t'"' place. q" III" k!"" any tlns aooul Inc
writer nt the letter CT ttaIny mIst'ck Mr. hing Tor The
flceFrestirnt.
VI thk may safely say, tial :'tse appropriations WI"
be made to complete our System "l ioFtlcali"s ana thv
NaVy-lhc ialtrr, lhhN, Will De favored ny an aFnrs
~ GS"t"e!o", re0 -.
"G"veFnoF lyeF mas TINS "'Jfh"g sent IN letter Oh
Tcssnatlon Leigh lhtehus u Na'iS on uhl Tie CLOSE
. oi the present seSS'oh'
(frOm Tuesdays GiOLc)
"LEIGu AND TfLEK-The Wiig counscls in relation
to these Senators Ut last spoken II seems, that as
Mr. Tyler Is tile lIg candidate Tor The Vice Prcsde
Cyl his has been considered special case, ana he las
been exempted from The covenants 81 tie con'umaci"is
Senators, who have agreed to stand by each other and
defy tie will Of their constituents They have consent
ed, under the pressure vi the canvass IN the South, to
spare hr. yer from TIE senate anu ne Is sent .h III
the garD OF democratic principles 10 drum up recruits III
the O!d Dominion 10 maintain Ills recusan colleague IN
the SENATE, ana to t"Fuiy Tie cause OF the wings
throughout tie South w the small o0aton OF one Sc
natoT: VINO Sacrhc"S his present stauoh 10 compass the
wee fres!uehcy, ahu al h' same Time make a'"emehl
Tor all his refractory brethren Leigh hiangum Moore,
Black. Ewing, Southland, ana lo'Inison.
MI TYLER mas resigned place, ootineu originally
against the vii! Of Tie people Il" Virginia, and held for
the benefit OF an opposition, necessarily engaged IN war
ring upon an Administration brought IN by frg'n'a ana
sustained ny al hrr s"ou Wishes Nhtn iirst elected
over Alr RandolPh-who had trumphed IN Inc all OF The
previous ADMINISTRATOR anu IN Tie manner ~ "n'c" ne
met The atlack upon HIS rights asa SENATOR py lie M
p!cacd Secretary WHO dared 10 challenge llem-Mf.
Tyler owed his success TO The enemies OF Inc present
Administration and to few personal enemies OF
Mr.. Randolph, who willing to sacrifice great
to private resenments or were persuaded that
MIR. Tyler would transfer his allegiance from the
mass Of those who elected him, to the few whom
private considerations induced to support him. MIR.
Tylers professions held hopes of this to the de-
ludrd few, and his tair seeming Tor time served 10
encourage them but he was from the beginning de.
voted ~ MIR. Clay. and lubarrd 10 promote his PreSl-
dental pruspecs No man ever luborcd anxously
to seducc VIRGINIA into tie ranks Of the coalition agans,
republcansuI and at the panic SESSION. he Of
the principal instruments through whom MIR. Clay
broush, his scheme 10 bear upon Virginia Legisa
ture and to effect the exile OF hlr. Riycs from the Sen
ate Alter the panic session. Mr. Tyler lent himself to
the Banks purposes in preparing the embarrassing
port in! Il committee, composed ui Webster, Ewing,
Manguu and HIMSELF the vacant seat Of Mr.. Wilkins
in the committee remaining untitled the maj Orl
~ III the Senate n thu, dilemma of choosing FIVE enc
mics Of The Administration, to try its issues with the
Rank or of pu,,nr one man upon the committee who
nuLi mt djsaureeable questions TO Mr. Bddlc and his
clrTks For his white. wasLing service Mr. TYLER re-
crycd two thousand dollars elira from the coningen.
fund of Tin, SENATE
"Mr. Lruh has obryed his own feelings and the
wishes of his hip friends in adhering 10 his seat He
has surrendered his presidential PROSPECTS aud means 10
i, ,I ,nnst ~ hs Snanrsb,n IIe was elected 4,
first by body made up OF Nuiflers, sctng mo ''G
Legislature unuer INC "a say u'.n
oil Na'.onas, WI" r,o i,s's -, HAHN and. ~
uhurr t!'e p!o'' ti ~; ,, -" ,hm Wt md
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