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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
For THE ENQUIRER.
CHARGE BAYONETSI

The Wings persist in denying, that the word Erpunge
mas any parliamentary separate and distinct from it's IL
terat meaning according to the dictionaries They will
nave IT. that to erpHnge means nothing more nor less
than to Hot en-" TO oCer0e TO destroy 1t follows the
mat our Senators in Congress not instructed TO ex
Punge Mr. Clay Resolutions; for, they not
to blot out, TO oblIteate destroy it, So that after
an, according to The Wings no Expungng Resolutions
nave passed our Legislature; and they stand sefcon
vcted OF SANDER, in charging with "papable vio-
.a'oh VI he CONSTITUTIONS Our Senators may obey the
INSTRUCTIONS TO the very letter. and the condemnatory
solution passed by the Panic Senate would neither be
blotted out, obiteraed DESTROYED and of course
would not be expunged all according 10 the Whigs
except in mere typical fgurative" sense; which
according to Mr. Leigh would be perfectly nnpatorv
II all this be so, why they horror Stricken Why
talk so solemny of the violence offered the
OF our wing Governor and Senator'S It's, because they
Know and feel the blasting condemnng power othe very
teo'a They know, and by their conduct and Arguments
ey are proving that the word eSpunge pariidlnen-
fary, distinct from its literal neutrality-suspicious. assertions
ana denals TO the contrary Notwithstanding. They
know, that simply to declare record e1punged" al.
though not line letter of il be obtefated DESTROYS its
form, and condemns ii in the strongest manner rOn0
from tic BEGINNING repeat that the Wings know and
leei me blasting, condemnng power of the 'cord. MIR
Clay Resolution stands upon the Journal of the Senate
as Stigma upon The President. Draw a black line
around It, and write "eIpunged it, and the sg-
ma upon the President is dotted out and stigma is
placed upon the SenGorS who passed that Resolution
reoPie oil Virginia! here lies the rub-iere is the
real cause OF the wrath of the Wings according t.,
whose creed it is "palpably unconstitutional to do an
act OF simple justice TO the President constitu.
honal To execute the will of the people and ssnlo I'M
constitutional to condemn Panic Wing Senate You
ieilowcltlzens, have committed the objectionable sin
You nave condemned the Panic Senate, and you are
now modesty asked to disgrace and discard youi ubc
servants, who have instructed Senators record
your sentence OF condemnation against the Senate along
SIDE and upon the Scnates condemnation of the Pres-
dent. DO you mean to permit yourselves be used as
mere payhings in the hands of these panc makers
mat me quesuon and, if God spares life aud lei
sure W ere long, attempt TO expose the inconsisten
cy ana dishonesty OF their course and prove You
mat they have rihed with you, nsnled your
lngs and now build their hopes upon their power
ceiVe and instead you. ANIIPANIC
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COUNTY CORRESPONDING COMMITTEES.
No~iag'd W as'bgay Of re gae Bnea Coaseaiio,,,

-fOH'tuftU ~ HHfH0Thy ~ re FdH BUfcn COufCHfiOn
held in tie Capitol, Riekmoad mn Jim, 1896
CabH Committee (eaiareed D. Cen Elisha DcCo-
mas, d. Benz Brown, Col. William Buingloa, Maior
Isaac Hanly, Daniel Love, Col Thonas McAster
VIM. Adkins, William Love, John Harmon, Jobn Nor
rvs, Thomas r. lianly Parker Adkins Absaom Holder
by, William {. miller, Elisha McCcuas, IT, Hiram Nc.
Comas, Nathan Everett. Valentine Ilerndon james n
Carroll, Richard Bllps, Themes Kilaore Solomon
Thmnbufg, Hiram Chadwick Daniel Sporlock, Jaincs
White.
Charlotte County additional Members l--'rhos l..
Thornton, Col John Harvey John Daniel Capt Thos
&. Spencer George Watkins, John ID Richardson, Thos
Ice, 'lhos. ,. Mefdmon. Capt. Thos Pcttus, WiNam
Watkins, (Son Of WI. MI Capt VIM Bell, Dennis
Morgan, John {. Jackson, Dr. Jno D. Spraggiss.
Samuel p. Moses, and Capt Cornelius Blrns.
corrospoHdiag Committee for he cOVnsg Of Ciarks
--Dr. Cyrus Mccormick. (BauleOwnJ George McCoT.
mick, Jacob lslcr Josiah w. Ware Nathaniel BarweH
George H. Lane WIN. Eastieman. Frsncis NicCoTmick,
Joseph Stephenson, Joseph NJ Nickun, VIM Toylor,
alfred Caslleman, John G.. u Taylor. George u Nor.
rs James Hay, james NJ. 4te, Samuel Mccormick,
Hamilton Washington.
Esssr. DIR Austin peterborough WIN. A. Wright,
Jones 6. Clopion, John NJ. Csrnet,, Warner Lewis,
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The Harrison Ticket IN disouise,

- TITO HuTTtSOH ItcAcf an dtSgHtSe!
ne following paragraph from the Albany Daily Ad-
vertser a Harrison papcr) shows how well the Wing
gnia:
prospect that the Virginia Republicans will Eoc-
o'a ticket Dy means OF friends Cen
harrison ana MI White, whose weight shall DC given who
% OF tue Two on the list oil candidates. gives
pulse TO the Wings of the Southern States renders more and
more eeta" the election Of Gen people o eannot
1ouo' saant and nlrrous Virginia yoke OF
nnd rec herself from the influence political
Dominion to the heir apparent" ~ ~
The Advertiser has caught the cue from the Whips
IN virginia IT the good people be gulled by this
veinber next will vote for Harrison, and many a man
who would vote for it, usder the idea that it was White
iicket VIII lind himself transferred to the of IIar
rison There be mistake about IL
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Wasever such mongre electoral ticket formed as that
when has been made out by the Wing Caucus? The
electors are taken from both the wings Of the Wing army
Faulkner and Carter Federalsis of the old school
Smith and McCandlish Nullfers-Wm. r. johnson
knows a thing or two'-and Harley of Smith, is any
thing of nothing.
The Wings iaiseiy charge Mr. Van Buren, with being
an abolitionisand though the charge is often reiutrd
shaeieSsy repeated again and again In the mean
time who IS Charles james Faukners he the man who
delivered The hot Abolition Speech the House Dele
gales some lew years ago? QUERlSr.
The Internal Improvement Bill has been los, in the
Maryland Legislature by single vote. The merchants
and property holders of Baltimore have convened
(on Friday lasD who have dcpued Committee of - TO
VISIT Annapolis, to urge reconsideration BILL and
lhe vast importance of passing from a regard the
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8o"fe! 3rase! Grid tty s's0rd on TN tffgh
FELLOw CirfZEss: The WbiOsara us,,,y, ali 7Lei, do
wees 10 gun you with false issues the election APP
breaches must therefore, caution you TO DO or your
guard, aud always ready 10 meet the enemy on fair
ground You will see, by consulting Martin Van Blu.
Ien Letters, aud hearing bubbles from the ne ".
0rncd wings that they nisepresent him n tie grosssst
manner imaginable. he is charged With being an Abo-
hionist by designing politicians just to prejudice the
Sonn against him, which sense construction
% s own letters goes TO disprove in the most positive
as ~ person 10 l The Presidential Chair Judge White
thus endeavourng to get your support for While nv tell
tom with very few exceptions. Now a.llow.citizens
would AK 10 candor, why do they support White if he
IS 80 much opposed 10 lhcm in p1iticsy Are YOU so
S"d as not 70 see The tricks they playing upon you
ihc ruin ct The matter is, they do not prefer White
themselYcs-tey only wish 70 defeat an election by tie
people, and get u into Congress- and then they will 20
against White to man, and give you either Harrison
OF webster. Look to one single fact When y. w.
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ouons the Missouri question: "Resoired That tho
Governor of tbs Commonwealth be desired TO transmit
copy Of the foregoing preamble aud resolutions each
of The Sena and from VIRGINIA and
the Delegate of the Missouri Territory i'm tie present
Congress and TO the Governor of each State and Ter
rtory in the Union; Nth request that they may be laid
before their respective legislatures :"
agaiaFrb 2dth, lS29-- preamble and resolutions on
se subject of the Tariff "Resoired That the Governor
he further requested To transmit copies of the same re-
port and resolutions The Senators and
ot Virgins, IN the Congress # the United States ,ch
request 10 the Representatives. and instruction TO the Sc
nators, that the same be laid by them before their
pective Houses"
In this last instance the Governor requested 10 trans
init TO the Senators, with obstruction 20 lay the
buttons before theSenate. According To Mr. Tazewelrs
doctrine, this would have been instruction part
not the request and instruction of the Legislature but
his Could the idea Of the Governors instruction.
the Senators have been entertained for one moment by
any one using this phraseology7 And yet the are
identical and all these precedents agree TO the letter with
MIR. Watkins.
IT, not necessary TO argue The question: whether the
Governor can refuse to obey law or resolution be.
cause he the Executive officer having no veto or other
control over its passage, thinks il If
the Senate his trers concurred in the law resolution
and believed It to be constitutional they would scarcely
admit the defence without. in effect giving TO the Co.
vernon the veto which the Constitution denies We do
not that The Governor is placed i'm different sua-
uon from any other citizen, who has rule Of conduct
prescribed by the supreme power in the State. IL the
Governor defend: himself the ground that he be-
Loocd the law unconstitutional ato his Judges thought
-oiherwise-every other individual ought To be admitted
10 the defence and the belief pretended belief
o each 10 be substituted for the fact This would over
turn all principles and make the law binding upon some
and not binding upon others But we repeat il is not
necessary to argue this question: because taking the act
Mr.. l. was requested TO perform the ministerial
act, OF transmitting document from the Legislature to
their public servants, IL affords not the slightest sha-
dow Of petence for indulgng constitutional sc rpls
II is to be hoped for the of the principle tat the
next Legislature will calmly but firmly take tho subject
up us well us the conduct fof both our Senator'S aud
viii adopt such aud decaraory resolutions as
may restrain public from similar violations
OF duty They owe this duty to the people whom they
represent to their own dignity, well the Consii
tuition itself
In word it is difficult TO say whether the Governor
has shown more disespect to the Legislature by his
during their session. by his resignation Afterwards
10 The Wings be all the credit DUE for the course of
,heir wing Governor, and their Wing members.--We
leaf
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Presidentiai .kou;,nf;o,,

One hundred and tweny-seven Democratic Member,
OF te Legislature Of Maine in Convention on the o3t
OF March, have concurred in the nomination of Var
Buren, sad johnson Among the resolutions which they
have adopted is the following:
" Resotrcd, That we hail with Joy the return of yir
gina from momentary political alterations aud respec
even the honest error of one of her Senator's who while
resisuag instruction did not despse rcproof but
dered ms committed trust to his legitimate constituents
who FASTENED its bestowal on one upon whom the man
Tie OF jefferson rcs,sadding il does another proof
tha' la the hands OF the people alone liberties
secure"
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TnE uANnnII1

The Wing of yesterday, with lis usual TASTE and deem
oy csiis hard names upon the author Of handful which
was circulated in this county on Saturday last
The editor deDounces il "viainous" The epithets
He toygery, and aud laysled with more than ord
nary ProtasIon We lay the following Card, from the
author Of that Handful at before our readers we
have conversed With him ffeely-know his integrity of
Character that he is the last to deceive
oheTs-and are satisfied bv his explanatons ,bot H.
mistake originated ~ the manner which he has stated
But while the Wing is unspariQg Of his denuncia-
tons y,s siRs. not ressrye part Of his lash for the
authors - PtrtyS hdhdbnls' Ia one Of these
raj Cgndida In the same handful he ig said 10 have
handbilis Martin Van Buren, called "tle oytern Feae
voted III the Convention OF New York for placing the
iree negroes on footing Of equality with his white fell
low citizens, by permitting them TO vote at elections
In another larger band.b the grossest mjstaements
are palmed upon the public We might cbnracterise
them also as les orgeries raudsbut scorn to irn
tate the example Of contemporary The free negro
vote is the great humbug, by which the Wings expect
TO carry the present election II is the rawhesd.and.
bloody bones, by which they attempting to produce
another panic Must repeat over and over ogain
that MI van Buren, never did vote to place the free nc
gro on footing of equality with his white fellow.cit
zens--that he did cslend the right of voting TO
theinbut that be contributed 10 restrict il in the most
material manner The Mississippi Democratic Press puts
tins question in true point Of view, by few strokes
OF Its renBy the former Constitution Of Now York no
distinction, as u regards color made in the quaca
tons OF voters. The Constitution makes dstinc
ZION ~ iavor OF the whites, aud requires that every man
Of color shall have been for three years citizen of the
state, and shall be seized and possessed Of freehold
estate Of the value Of $3.50 &c before lc il ao,ed 10
vote This, considering the habits and degraded condi
ton generally Of the free blacks amounts 10 an almost
absolute exclusion from the right Of suffrage. Mr. Van
Boren supported this provision"
To TrE EDfrORS or T.uE EJTQUyRER.
The author Of the Handful addressed the Voters Of
iienrico, and one Of the Corresponding Committee for
The said county, feels called upon 10 saw that in the
number Of free Negro voters which he gave 10 the CITY
Of New York under The old Constitution he has made
s.ake o. which he was coiircly unconscious till he
cav the Whg Of this mornings and which he feels bound
70 say, vas cioy OrUsighf by his confoundnq the
number Of free ntgrOfs at Ms time in the city with the
Tree negro c0teJs, under the old Constitution That no
: lie, fraud, nor forgery" was intended is clear
fom Che obpioasaess Of the mslake for he might have
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J. N. JKfFRIrs, Secretary.
TO tie Edifors of tie ULio

tsHfIOFa INfY.
In your remarks 10 the Wing Of Che 23d
Cumberland Road Bib the Senate, you said probably
tood could explain the ense Why the vote rs passage
Ken ~ the absence OF eight OF ts uemb1fs.I
that injustice intended the Doctor y leaving
tho minds Of biz impression
20 their Interests Nov, Of the eight absent
of bcr homes several days pscyio1 70 tho and
was present ani saw tue anr and heard ne agOr
ag Tue ac'o wouit have supposed he aa thing else ian
indifferent TO Ito certainly did
the member from Cumberland the
and made every esft bis power obtain H. taon Thar ns
before o against the b closed
some OF M friends wee absent aud FIR tns hey did
reach ~ time Tor tho voieJ0H kn9w, that that
Session, rs impossible 10 keep foil These
eorro and Thought that Justice Doctor
seH TOR wonh
required thom at she hands Of
ONE VINO KNOWS Tnr FAcr-
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THE GREAT POLITICAL RACE
snail endcavof 10 give YOU and the public ut large
oei note OF the great and interesting race between the
candidates for the Presidency:
h'puolcan Democrats horse Van Buren,, runs through
tue whole twenty four miles, (o is net 10 be ,otthdra,cn
Dell ~ Go. w. IA. TuRc0at is trained for eight miles
ana repeat, (Cut aoU be ,rihdrasca, If necessarily
The Wings horse Harrison, is trained for the same
distance and will run through, unless the celebrated
horse Clay runs.
The Federaisls' horse Webster is TO run whether
the Claybank runs or not
Van Buren, has the track but the yyb,rs ore tr,;p;,
the W. horse 7arne0at hard-so they may ret the first
neat but II is thought they will run him out He ran
with mead and tail up'-Mr. Leigh was the rider He
was requested by the Democrats push so hard but
the wings told him TO go on and do all he could as Inc
had The power So, srs, MIR. Leigh rode the rurncoal
100 ard and he began to lower and twist his tail and
ms friends begin to think that lac is almost run out, and
part oil them told the rider push on and others re-
quscd him to hold back that he might gather more
strength but he sad, al will think for myself" So
Niesss Editors he rode on, regardless Of all instruc-
IONS; and the old Turncoat dropped his TAIL and is
thought, viii soon drop his head aud give up the ghost
and now some of the Wings begin abuse their rider
To all intents and purposes for njuring the TarRcoaf
cause before the Spring Elections over. some OF
them say " am for Paul. and the others say, 81 am
against Apoilos: that is TO say present against
MIR Leigi-but for the Turncoat. But let the Spring
Elections be over, and then they will say are for
Apollos, l. e. Mr. Leigh, and then they will cry
" II h0,se a h0TSe--hay Kingdom for horse
acc eaata Uhte horse, Ciay6ank reH do.
SNIKTAW
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Admission nf AfieLfnnn

The BIZ for defining the boundaries of Michigan and
llen admitting her into die Union as soon ne ,S c
venuoh has ratified the conditions of Congress- is excit-
ing great deal Of interest in the Senate Of The States
IL was before them I'll late hour Friday; and the
Washington papers do not state the result We learn
BY private otter that the bill has been "earrird 10 jis
engrossment with the constant vote Of The friends Of
we AeninsiFation, though every effort made by tue
Opposition to embarrass It BY amendments and rooo,s
TO adjourn The Wings do yet desire 10 admit Aichi
gan into the Union for fear her electoral vote should be
gwen 10 Mr Van Buren, This is the secret Of their on.
position They would rather that the new State sbond
have no voice az ALL in the election Of tie Chief Magis.
tfae, who VIII be IN Office for the next four years an
that her voice should be given 20 Martin Van huron
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we have glanced over the Address Of The AnG.y
buren, members Of the General Assembly and wc really
think II unworthy Of regular Answer Il s serond
or thirdraie poductonlrom the pen of one Of The an.
prentccs Of the craft not from Of the Master work.
men VI course, it is the work Of one Of the fret
orators o. the age 10 is wretclcd bomily ,gtton
elevation OF sentiment dignity Of composition u
aoounds - reckless attacks upon The motives Of their on.
Ponens aud bold perversions Of al their measures Bnt
besides s ineHofiy ne piece Of compositions ii Is o.
possible 70 believe dat Mi j. r. Brown should SO be.
rate and 80 be.devi NJ. Van Burcn who e pronounced
OUT iour years agoi bad bis " entire cogfdcnce"
The only remarkable feature Of this Address IL The
guarded silence which il observes upon the Wig can.
adate Tor the Presidency Not line Of paneeyyjc, NOT
word Of endorsement for n. J.. Wbtei not q syllable
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irigh vas about IN he elected Senator his friends
pledged themselves, that II me excited aud received
instructions he would either obey resign ask now
what does tins great champion OF the Right of nstruc
non do Refuses to obey his positive instructions and
still continues keep his seat thus ruling the people
instead OF the people ruling himthus giving fair spe-
ciinen OF what you may expect in fure-in December
next when ne has promised TO rcsgn.They have done
enough TO show the covcn foot; call on all Demo
cfdts TO the rescue, YOU gone
A DEMO RAT OF GIOt;CFSTrR
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81 the CorrespoI
ANSWER

Sri have duly received your favor of the -
inst, and will most cheeriully play the game which
you have pointed out. will 90 for Harrison. White.
Webster, any man sooner than Martin Van Buren-but
as General Harrison appears the strongest Wbio
candidate am disposed think in DESPITE of my
original nomination the White ticket or an expecta
,ion which such nomination may have excited among
ms iends or any breach of faith which he may charge
upon US, my vote will be made over to Gen HarTi
son. With all respect, yours, C. ID
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Massachusetts vs.. .qJoiitionisp,

The Joint Committee of the Legislature of which MIR
lunt Is Chairman, has made report on the Resolutions
rom her sister States of Virginia. North Carolina &c.
on The subject of Abolition We have not received a
Copy ofthe Report-bu the Boston Gazette speaks of it
In she highest terms-having " strain of manly and
forclble eloquence running through the whole of them
rendering them worthy of the times and credtabe alike
to the Committee, the Legislature, and the Common.
The following are some of the Resolutions which were
reported by the Committee
"Be resoiped by The Senate and House of Representa-
f,res, an General Court assembled Tie auaory of
The same, That this Legislature regarding the Cons,it
ton OF these United States the sacred and ines
unable and political inheritance which could have
transmitted to us by our ancestors, looks Indignantly up
on every thing calculated impair its perfnanency and
that we deem ii our. high duty TO maintain the Union
winch II secures, at every hazard and every sacrifice
not inconsistent with our known duties us men citizens
and Christians.
Resoired That Ibis legislature dss;ue,lD d;soro,os
any right iehatsSer an itself an the citizens If this Com
7poeeafh, to interfere an Me institution of domlstic sl
sery "a The Southern States; it having existed therein be-
lore the establishment of the Constitution il having
oeen recognized by that instrument; and being strict
Iy within their own keeping.
Resol1ed, That this Legislature, regarding the agta
uof oil the question OF domestic slavery having al
ready interrupted the friendly relations which ought To
exist between the several States of this Union aud as
tending permanently inure if not atoSeher to sub
vert, the principles of the Union ITSELF and believing
That the good expected by those who excite its discus.
sion in the onsavehoding States is under the cir
cunstances OF the case, altogether visionary while the
immediate and future evil is great and certain does
hereby express It's entire Interpretation the doctrines
upon ,hs subject nyowed and the general pur-
sued by such agate the question and does earnestly
recommend to them carefully abstain from all such dis
'cossion, and all such measures, may tend to disturb
and irritate the public mind
A scene has taken place at Mt Vernon, Ohio-An
Abolition Lecturer had been holding forth The PEG.
pie were determined to stop him. After due notice
TO the Abolilionists the crowd rushed into the New
School Presbyterian Meeting House The basement
story was filled TO overlooking The Lecturer still per-
ssting to speak on the cry changed to nut him
DORM pm him out, and general rush was made towards
the speaker All was confusion for icw minutes when
the ABo captuated, their Withdrew free from
the slightest physical violence aud the audience dsper-
rsed ia peace.'
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Speeimen ef Corresponience in .Iunn uert.

SRA caucus ofthe Wing members ofthe Ieg;s,,,,ro
ana special Delegates held in January last selected YOU
as one OF the Electors to vote for Hugh L. White Since
mat tIme, another Convention of the friends of Gen
Harrison has met Stanton and has nominated Won
upon their ticket ASH is polite measure to unite the
friends OF both upon the ticket because is vet
certain how the wind will blow in November next. we
have to ask the favor of you say whether if Won
elected by the good People of Virginia Won will cast
your vote upon that candidate, who may prove the most
araifabe for the Wing the meeting of the Flee
toral College. An early answer is now desired
Yours, with all respect A. b.. Chairman
of the Corresponding Committee