Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-14
Richmond, Va, Friday, Dec. II,
MOVEMENTS ut HARRISBURG.

to Monday night. There is no compromise made The
Harrisburg Reporter Of Friday night states, that the
mast era and honorable had been proposed byhe
Democrats and rejected MIR Stevens has ordered that
the attempt TO subvert the Government shall be perse.
vered in, and those who have long acted under his
dctalon, have been reluctantly compelled 10 obey his
revolutionary commands. For ourselves. we have
hopes OF compromise of the difficulty; The cause has
become between desperate trading politicians and
the people The result easily foreseen, whether brought
about by the camness Of reason, the lamena
bic and much To be deplored medium Of
THE PEOPLE MUST, AND WILL TRIUMPH"
The Republican members of the Senate and h of Re.
representatives. have united Address The Freemen
of Pennsylvania, the 10Th inst which they conclud.
with the assurance "lhat since the CONNER cement Of
the unhappy differences which convuse the legislative
body, erery effort has been made by Us 10 Lrng around
reconciliation such terms as reasonably oug TO hdre
been accepted These have been heretofore rejected
In the discharge Of the duty we owe 10 ourselves and
you shall persevere in these efforts until all hope
Of the adjustment of difficulties be lost" What these
oyertures are, is not yet uged-Bn the Wings
10 have been transported 10 excess by the presence of
the troops; and many OF them declare that they will
make compromise with rebels II Rebels !)-Among
the presses which mad enough to speak against
it, is The Baltimore Chronicle, which .lrusts that no
compromise will be made; that "The only terms of &C
commodalion with mob is TO insist at The point of The
bayone upon its unconditional submission and disper
sion" Such madcap advisers would drench the whole
State Of Pennsylvania ii the blood of her sUns.-The
Harrisburg Telegraph under the very boards of the Re-
pubcans announces in bold and decided language that
the Wings had resolved 10 submit 10 the demands
/ Of their opponents.
! The Republicans Justly indignant, that the Go
vernon has called upon armed troops 10 Harrisburg
without first invoking the aid of The civil authority
The Sheriff of Douphn county, OIL the spot, Declares
that he has seen no riot which might not have been
put down by the Posse COmitqtuS Why. then before
resorng arms, did not the Speaker OF the Senate
the Governor call upon the civil authority aid them;
The presence Of General Patterson and his volunteers
hapa dad ha ~ han
the Wings to assume spirit which utterly unfa
yorable to all compromise-lhe Harrisburg Reporter
declares in Extra Of the 10Th, that Our borough
| filled with armed troops from Philade phia The con.
sprators seemed embodened by this military array
Some Of the reckless declare that they will
not accede 10 any proposition which does bring The
rights Of the people, to their feet. What will be the
events of to-day, we cannot conf ecture. The people
| though highly indignant at being menaced with
military compulson, quiet, but determined The
Harrisburg Keystone of the Slh AYERS IN relation
10 the misrepresentation Of Gov. Rilner the dan
ger 10 the members that erry day since Tuesday have
many o! the Federal members cupied their seats in
the houses peaceaby and unmoles,ed. Nor DO we be.
ieve that any violence has been offered threatened
any Of them. There is no appearance of rlut mobs
disorder about our town, all business usual
Some Of the Senators no profess 10 be in danger are
in their every day There less noise confusion
and disturbance in town than there the inau
guraon Of Governor Rilner" But if there were any
riot any danger, it still remains 10 be proved, that
Cou!u NV pe put GOWN Oy lHe
civil power.
The moment military force is called in on one side
the other may rea!lae. The Pennsy lyunian Of Mon.
day says, THAT the volunteers who left this place for
Harrisburg Saturday, between five or six
hundred strong; another body under Tie commanded COL
.HcCahea Captain Bendtr, and others, of about hun.
dred, left here yesterday morning. They rere aeeompa.
MED Gya large number of eiit-enS The Berks county
troops it is SAID will likewise be the ground Old
Berks has certainly been moving. We have before us,
the proceedings at great Democratic meeting Sa
turduy last who entered into the strongest resoution
pledged 10 the intrepid Democratic Representatives he
support Of the yeomanry OF Old Be!ks, hat man
resolved that "a Committee Of Obse rvaon consist of
50O should be appointed 10 proceed HarrsbuTg and
recommended 10 the Committee Of Safety at Harrisburg
10 accept the services Of 1000 mounted men 1t was
also rumored that GOO volunteers were about 10 march
from Adams and Frankn-and that 90 out Of the 10
volunteers OF Cumberland gave The commander TO IN
derstand that although they would march, yet they could
not oppose their fellow citizens engaged righteous
cause and that the General wisely left the whole al
home. The Northern Liberties, Spring Gardens Ken.
sing,on, Southwark aud Noynmensing were 10 have
held Democratic meetings on Tuesday morning a, ten
O'Clock, 10 adopt suitable 10 maintain The rights
of the people.
The excitement very great at Harrisburg and will in.
every false hich may be made by the Wings
The Governor has determined 10 recognize neither
Of K. at present-and the Senate had wisely deter.
mined also TO make dscrminalion-But what course
They would take Tuesday, when the official returns
Of the for Governor and for and against the amend
mens 10 The Constitution are 10 be opened and published
in the Senate, remains TO be II is said that
the Senate would refrain from going into the cleo.
lion Of United States Senator at present This is
forunae-but the Extra Reporter Of the sth CON-
plains, that 1.-The Governor caused two Democra.
tic members Of the Legislature 10 be arrested this
afternoon, upon hatchedup charge Of enGeavorng 10
ncite unu; thus giving another evidence Of his design
TO se the voice Of the people and their pre-
senlatives. Telegraph of the day gives this
version 10 it, that Charles f. Muench Of this place
Charles Pray Of the county Of Philadelphia, and John
Savage Of the city Of Philad pha have been arrested
for Treason, and entered into recognzance Tor their ap
pearance at trial. Other arrests are going on
There seems 10 10 be prospect at this time Of
compromise. But if no other ndscIeton be manifested
and violence employed the parties gradually
cool off. the troops must be discharged and then the
question may be amcabIy settled Heaven grant ii! for
The sake of Pennsylvania Of whole country and for
the honor of the Republic itself
We cannot doubt for moment, that the right will
prevail at last The Wings have aimed blow al the
very principle Of Republican government-the will of
the majority Of voters declared by majority Of the
judges Ii is usupation, in which free people will
never acquIesce and which must be later put
down. We have seen this whole controversy with as.
constituent That party must have been desperate, which
resor,ed such outrage, upon miserable color of
No little advantage they could have gained by
such trick, in bringing on the election Of Senator
Commissioner of Canals, could compensate for the dis
grace which they will bring upon themselves But
IN this color OF excuse, they inconsistent with
themselves Some try to excuse themselves under the
of Mr. Ingersolls course-ohers and among these
The Wing pseudo Delegates Of the county Of Phi
ladelphia aege that "debeTaie and extensive frauds
devised and Praclsed by opponents in certain
parts Of the county of Philadelphia the election
the knowledge of which determined 10 present our
selves and cause to your assembled Representatives,
AS 10 MIR lngersolls case, ii different al
respects 1t WILL however, rest upon its merils and
before another tribunal. Congress will decide that ques.
tion and it may be in all probability against him. But
if the Judges erred in giving him the return, does that
justify the Judges only in forcing fictitious return
upon the Stale Legislature of eight persons who had
shadow Of title 10 the seats they have usurped-As 10 the
frauds said 10 have been pracsed il is after thought
at the Election when they themselves attempting to