Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-25
Richmond, Tuesday, Bee. S5.

The will of the majority. We wish lit.le more eqga
nnity 10 of The politicians IN Washngion-and 10
most Of Republican friends, in that quarter, little
more disposition for liberal Cancellation and proper con.
We wish they were hu. hall as cool as are,
and hare been, during the Whole agitation OF this
ve1cd question. We wish the whole tribe Of Northern
Ahoionisls the fate winch they deserve-and to our
particular friend, Mr.. John q Adams, either an imme.
date retirement the shades of Quincy, one grain
of Common Sense-We with 10 The Post Office Depart
ment aud The Railroad Company, an immediate and So
l;sfactory adjustment Of all their contests.
We shall return 10 post in due season-cer'aIniy
in the Of week from this tay.-We must pre-
pare ourselves for the agltaons which threaten the coun'
try, both ashingGn and Richmond-lrom the srug.
pies OF party aud the heat OF individuals Happy Is he
who brings into the busting scene, an even and ee-
waited mlnd-a tranquility which nothing can destroy,
public spirit, which selfish interests or ambitious rs
piraons can dslurb-a Judgment clear enough to see
the Right and temper which is firm enough TO pursue
Tive wish these blessings to every Legisiaof-Ahd
thus ends our Chapter Of Utshcs!
PENNSYLVANIA arrsJurg Correspondence.
Extract from letter, dlted
"HanRIsgrKc Tuesday, Dec. Il, 1898.
"1he Wing portion Of the House which elected or
pretended 10 elect, Mr. Cunningham as their Speaker
are in strange extremity; yet The more their numbers
reduced, the more desperate they become N"t"ih
standing they have not now, nor never can have ono
rum, even giving them their illegal menners from fn.
ladephia Stevens still swears that The Senate must re-
cognise his House. There strange facts com.
ing light relation TO the organization OF this trump
House ; but il is said the committee Of the Senate
not willing examine very far. Ii is fact believe
pibi. OF proof that Mr. Cunningham never received
enough 10 make majority OF quorum although
Slevenss respectable Wing teers (Messrs Watts and
YeeT) announced tina! lie had received JJtytlc0 vGtrs
AS they had but fifty. two members Or pretended mPIn
bers present. this placed Cunningham in the predca
men Of having uOted for himself This. however lie now
denies; and OF The Luzerne members denies having
voled for HIM. Consequently, he never vas elected al
all by any body, but mere announced elected
~ tellfrS. 8
evidence with regard 10 the manner in which these tel
lers performed their duties While calling over their
roll for the purpose OF eccng Speaker, one OF them
said, 50 Why, d-n it, ouI fellows don't vote One Of
their leaders, however, standing close al hand, said
"Neeer mind; set down Thomas s Cunningham cppo-
site the name Of each. This is tho maunrr IN which
Mr. Cunnng cham has been elecLed-not that he received
majority OF quorum Ut votes, but because the tcefs
paid attention 10 the response Of members, mcrl
setting down the OF CUnnln gham opposite the
name Of eac. Of their friends Tie roll; and in this
manner have they made poor Cunningham vote ioI
himself, when he protests that lie voted Tor Thomas
Smith.
Stevens feels very 10 day and curses the traitors
and Geserers he The lhIce gentlemen who pa
triocay into the Democratic house. most heartily
He that there chance for him 10 do any
thing 70. himself and his political friends and he de-
termined do all the harm lie to the Government.
lie " Ill urge upon the Senate TO recognise lis House,
and then I'd oun sine die, and this way endeavor
proven, the Inauguration of Gov Porter at the proper
time, prevent appropriations being made for Stale Pur.
poses and prevent all the important bushes Of the peo
pie from being done at the proper time IL may be-
thought that the Senate will dare dp Is but when
they have armed iuce at their coriInai.d there s
telling what they dare mol DO Ii is SAID that The
Cumue-.ant troops 10 be discharged
OF Their Democracy, Gn soon Stevens can and
equip ms Getty sburg Railroad hands. '-GiUJe.
'H.RRIsBrKG. Dec ~, 1893
"The House met this niornns-h!ty nine meIAbers
present.
Mr. McElwee offered resolution tha: n committee
b~ mt ed In The nf
and REQUEST him. in the If the House Of Repre-.
sen,aiiVes, 10 communicate any correspondence which
may have taken place between Governor RItner and
Tie u $ Government the subject uf the domestic
violence when said to exist Harrisburg in order
tina; the public mind might he disabused in relation 10
any msrepft senalion which might have emauated from
the Governor. Agreed to; and MessIs Nc tiwee, lio-
berts and Carpenter appointed
" IN the Senate Mir. Fra!eys resolution w?s :he prin
ciGal topic. Messrs. Bell Myers, Ffalry Pearson and
penEose atd ssed the Senate. Before any decision was
had adjourned
"Hr Browns committee meet every morning at
ocanck, and at IN the afternoon.
The Governor elect left Harrisburg this afternoon
GH his residence IN Huntingdon county, in consequence
q; sickness III his family.
WHAT WILL De TIE END:
II does not appear that large portion Of the conmu.
nifty here Of the tendency {" the Of the
Rttner consprators at Harrisburg; Ia they eeceI
upon what miy be regarded the natural Consequence
OF virtually stopping The wheels ol government and
Of placing the people of the State IN such position
thnt they VIII ba compelled 10 consider the mseives
having government at all-such being condition
in which they will really be- should the Senate in its
madnes; refuse acknowle ledge The House Of Repre-
seEatres now sitting in the capitol and recognise The
recGsan; minority, who. from their want Of numbers,
inca abl. Of legislative functions, and can o"ly be
used as means OF continuing the present disorder -
We speak Of course, under the mpression that The
adIsrens Of Stevens and Pcncse will persist in their
present line Of conduct; and both from what they have
done. and from what we regard as their real motives
ioeray that they will utterly regardless
OF the genera! consequences In that event something
MIST be doIe, and it is not likely that the people Of the
Stale have contented themselves with idly regarding
present scenes, without rejecting upon what of
action may be required TO repair the mischief caused BY
the reckle Jacotnca proce dags Of handful of des
perale dictionaries. II is time for al 10 look the
uture--;.:airs cannot remain they are, the
conspi' a;cIs wish TO have them Pennsy lraa!an.
Eztroa from Later. dated
"HAEEIsBrEs, Thursday, Dec 90 1885
Tie GorerJlor s drat protested 5y hie.oias Bddie!
"Phen Governor Ri.ner brought the Philadelphia
troops here 10 put down the people and drive their legal
Repfts, natives from Ie ball VI The House, the point
al lie GsyOret suppose he thought lie had only 10
draw upon Nicholas Bddle 10 supply .hr !aads IS lie
ha- done heretofore in all his campaigns against lie
rights OF the people but in this he has been mistaken.
MIR Bitd!e has found out that he Governor has far
Their avnrs 10 confer, and consequence Of the heavy
bets which they made tie last election thai neither
him nor his friends able 10 pay half what they already
owe tie Eank, and therefore he has withdrawn from
them. as be has IN his last manifesto Nh dams de-
cared 10 have withdrawn from polica! lie This is the
unkndes ST cut Of all, and the poor cid Governor hangs
down his head and escains the language OF one Of
old,
ooh! Low ~re,rhrd
Is that man that bangs on EGa!s's frrrs"
But presume Mr.. BIdGe viii think himself well ,
eff II he shall be nbie get half Of the 500 600 which
he has loaned 10 Gov K,7er and his political friends
without authority OF las, without letting them get
S5cCO more in his debt. This trarl Of s. GEO which
hir. Bddle has protested dam by Ike Governor
ca MIR. Bicdle, endorsed by his friends and rasEed at
tie Harrisburg bank, with vi-w Of paying The bread
aud beef account Of he last campaign the soters mol
havrg received dollar Of n; and doubtful whether
they ever will receive q ar. But the draft il pro |
cd nd he bntcI,e b,l,.