Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-27

out certain resolutions, and not others-Is rs he likes
them nohas he moi species Of vclong and approx
ing power? Is his Conscience TO be first consulted:
Or how do they know, when they art to trust to his dis.
rrc,jon for speeding their resolutions
The Governor says he is not hound by the C"nstltu'
ton and Laws to carry out the rssOonS-and yet hi
willing to assume The pouer-or to decline 1t, just as r
pleascs-As to his conscience in this CASE we must be
excused for repeating that is mere qnibb! "ch can
bring II into question Is il not mere ministerial ACT
which he is called tn perlurIn: ID rs 't Inc w ny
knowdors every rejecting see--tl'at was not
his own request, but the request oi the l%gEltnn''
which he was expressing 10 our Senators: Even II ne
had dnub!s brsiIrs low easy, 1t for linn to rIi
them IN many words, ~ request y1n, IN Gr"aJ ~
The LrYiSiatnre, &c, &c
Mr. r. says, that though he is not bound as Governor
to have any Thing to say to The Resolutions: yet ne Is
willing mdiriduM to g We his rrasons!-lle is
modest enough 10 beg them TO give him an opportunity
of laying br;re them insulting exposition OF the
"sut IF their resolutions. If the =" hig Is willing I"
otigc him, hope at least the Representatives Of the
People have much respect for themselves 10 indulge
the fancy Of any i"dieiduai.
Give The baro pole th.n-ousL the has itself be tor"
tHitrrs "-J0sn NoOr, IF hing George.
The puGicarr treated with another qulbbr.-Capaiii
Boiling Informs the Legislature, ta, the Cow rn"r had
replied 10 The rrqusilion for the flag, but finding the re.
solution addressed 10 the Captain, Superintendent
Of the Pubiic Edite,S and not Captain Of the Public
Guard he 1.-THE GDvrrnor( recalled il. The Captain dcrs
not tell US, what the character of the communication
whether it to yield to refuse ttc hlg-but why
should The Governor have arailcd himself nt bubble
The Captain and the flag both subject 10 his mill
ary authority And as the Superintendent, of hc Public
buildings and the public property, the Captain Is equal.
y subject by law to the Executive hat odds then did
it really make in what respect the resolution Of the
House addressed To Captain B-witllr. Us Captain
ofhe Guard or Superintendent Of the +. Buildings! 1t
the Gorernor willing 10 oL!igc the House, aud 10
display the Union Flag the birth day. why should he
not promptly have dISrrgarded all this Qulbbllng-and
ordered the flag to be raised?
We do understand these nice distinctions. The
Captain says that he charged by the Executive with
the FIag-and could hot use it wi.h0nt The GOrernOrs
permission. But friend Of the GOVERNOR who s:sEcd
himself 81 Friend Of Truth and Justice, declares that
the Governor had nothing all say the L. 5. Flag.
We leave it to these officers to reconcile their state
ments.
Why, too did the Governor plant himsrlfbr,;nL Ger.
cate Of the Captain, that Tie Flag Staff broken,
if the Governor had nothing at all say To the y. States
Flag? We leave il 10 the Governor and his friend to
reconcile these statements.
The Compiler is pleased TO say, that Mr. Dorman's
resolution intended to rencac the flag But does lie
Compiler TO say, that there u. s. flag
which could BE- raised on the last ga Does he not
know that two flags found in the ali: story ii The
Capitol and that two flags, the Ias! in u.s.,
brought up ny Captain B. to the Square, aud not used
that day. Let Us be done with all quib.l!ng about it,
Let have more f'lhe Age Of Sophs:s and Meta.
physicians. Give us some Common Sense and plain
dealing. The ns.o flag Of Mr. Dornan may grace the
repeated with John Hooe Give The bare pole, though
the flag itself might have been torn 10 tattcrs.'
The !Northtrn Mail, due yesterday morning. did not
reach ill last Evening. No news! The Senate Of
the U. s, on Wednesday, proceeded with the F"r'iica-
ton Bill Mr. Benton read Schedule Of forts: in pro-
of construction and proposed ~ be constructed
an appendix his remarks. Mr.. Preston made
observation, the subject Of the bill Before he
cludcd. he was induced to give way for the purpose
Of going into Executive business.-in the II of Il +,
the Committee Of Elections report ted against the claim ot
the sitting member from n Carolina, (Mr. Graliam)-
The \ York Relief Bill taken up-rhe motion 10 strike
out The I'd section flcd-aycS ~, nays IlG-rhr bill
was finally ordered 10 he engrossed, ayes 49, nays5l
Mr. W,bstcr.-The Boston Courier contradicts the
ru,ours aluat 1t declares, that ".Nr. Wedster wW Sor
decnc; that he has no right TO decline and If he had
such II ght: and chose TO exercise II, he could not pre-
vent the people from voting for him. 1t is the weakest
invention of his enemies, 10 cndravoI thus to LIE him
from the d.-The Boston Atlas Of The 18Th, repeats
the staement-and declares tina, these " runours rest
upon foundation, and utterly unworthy of con-
radicton 1t s impossible that Mr.. Wcbslor should
desert his friends, that they should be base enough 10
abandon him. The paper AYERS that his flag is
about 10 be raised in Rhode lsand-aud has "no d"HM
that its Electoral will be given to Mr. Webster -
That they will try it, we have no question We doubt
its SUCCESS.
The Convention Of 7rkansnS adourned on the Both
January alter adopting, with great unanlty, ConSti-
tuition and system gf sorcrnmcn tnr he State Of 7ran
G. F. NJ. N"land elected the Messenger TO be
the Bearer Of the Constitution to Washington with
solutions from the Convention, olay before Congress-
and request them to admit Arkansas "on equal foot
ing with the original States in the Union, at early
period practicable.
The Legislature of Mississippi have decided, after
long and animated discussion, that the lco Orleans and
.fashrWc R"H R""d. when it enters the State. should
pass East Of Pcari Rircr. The company was very desi
rous Of locating il on The opposite side.
The Montgomery Advertiser Of the 10Th declares
csitangly that Judge White "can never get the vote
Of 7iaGama'
A great Democratic Convention Of Connecticut
at Hartford the Eth inst and has organized for the
next CamPaign-Thry adhere with enthusiasm to the
Baltimore Nomination.
The Directors Of the u. S. Bank have voted 10 Mr.
Biddle scrrice c pinte for his signal services in
Quoting and re.charrring the Bank. Noah says that
abe now has his jool the neck u his ofpOncmts -
What say We, citizens Of Virginia.;
Creeping The Alexandra Gazette has letter
stating report, that application is about 10 be- made
TO the Maryland Legislature for Tie establishment Of
branch of the U. 5. Bank in Btimore, &c vii! they
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