Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-03
Events Of the Week.

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Republican side and what lrgniau will mol unite in
It's defence:
Events of the Week.
The present week is destined TO be Of the most
important seasons. which we have witnessed for Sc
vcral years. Ii combines variety OF attractions. II
may he, big with the fate of empires but
the events it is destined to uslrr in have rot only
been the subjects of LAUGH past speculation, but they
are calculated 10 shed little influence the lu-
rr state Of political paItc>. We are to witness at al
most the momvn: tlr meeting Of III" General As
scmbr Of Virginia, "i the Congress q" the /. States
and the great Convention al tho Wings. III" scene
Suits from Richmond L. Washington, and from
Washington /" Harrisburg. New actors, move
mcnS, hut more hess tending to the same d,GG"rmfm
fit before the excited Imagination IN RAPID succession
The great business OF the week nj Richmond is the
election Of Il Senator Of tie L states We have ;-
portan fact 10 av before our readers We will pre-
tend To predict the result The d in the hands ot some
OF Conservatives and som" = ~ lmpructrcahlc
Wings. We understand, that one OF the Conservatives
has expressed the opm"n, a, th,r" will b. no election
AT all. On? opinion Stii unchanged. that neither
Mr. Rivc> nor Win" candidate Cah h. elected. We
consider tie fredericksburg Arena correct IN saving
that 1--WE do not believe the 'IinpraCjca f'rn" i
loss strong, than during the last session. The .Na-
dlS"nan, indeed protests a9dnS, the correctness al the
rcmarh and hazards the following declaration: 1--WE
have good 10 believe that r. R;vcs will h
elected the GrSi baot. and trust that shall have
the proud satisfaction of seeing him III his place III the
Senate BY the middle of December
But the NladsonIan omitS important element III
It's calculation The seeds of sSou arrsuwm IN h.
Wing party of the South Why has Good. OF Meek.
lcnhurg thrown up the Wing party: Why are john &.
Calhoun and Plckcns, and Dixon Lewis, and others
about affiliate with tn" friends Of the Administrations
1t is because, the Republicans are The devoted aud nlN
BE advocates of Inc great Stat" Rights princplcs of
Virginia II is hrcars" in the great Issue now ahoat to
be- made mp, on the Presidential Election, Of Martin Van
Burcn opposed hy t'' Wing nominee Of the Harrisburg
Convention, tl. Stat" Rights Nh,"s prefer the former
They prefer him. because he and his friends pledged
To support the strict construction al The Constitutions
and oppoS, National Bank National system ii In
crnal improvements Nalirna! Tariff The distribution
of the proceeds of the Public Lands, and direct DIS
mulscd assumption nt the State debts. Is the NadiSo-
man ignorant of this cXistn" state Of parties DOES h"
not Soc that Of the mpractcahl, Wings
distinct from the party with which they recently
associated, than the CONSERVATIVES from tho friends
of the Administration: That there Is, in fact, stronger
affinity between them and the friends of the Admins
tralinn, than between them and the Wings: Can the
aladIsonian expect, that these lmpraCticalc Wings
will desert their positio-and that others Of ihcm who
wcr" mprlcd last winter, both by their principles and
Their feelings, 10 oppose AIr. RvcS, will pull in
the traces and assist in clccling hir the frs; bal
lot W" shall sec, however, what the week viii
bring forth
The movements ii, Washington are even more nir.
resting than these are a, Richmond Who will be
elected Speaker If the House of Representatives -
hal Will become ut the contested elections and r.p-
cally of the New jersey Representatives: lfthr Whm
Scrbblrrs al Washington to b. believed, Mr. Bell
or Dawson is 10 BE- the Wing candidate and Mr. Pick
ems tue candidate of the Administration party The
Correspondents Of the Baltimore Patriot com.
municativc and we indebted to their pens for the
following mDrrcdHS:
"Ha>angto" Me-. .s.l< stand confess rl,at
cannot So, any reason I" rl"vc that the Wings succeed
rict ng The chicf riliccrS the House"
.l"r. st-N'' i"kens IL" !'r. acra, N good m, irhc
great 'r''hn-h least" 20 say liz friends tonight What VIII
]" The air I" .orrnm, %utr affair. We have Ill h
mos "hH, Ehct aiI about every tIng; hui Al last tar ITua
bic ."l-, :" affairs alrhs, I" h. PLAINLY drHrd-ih Van In
Inc h'i inquiries have !c'n MD! 10 institute MuSi 1E they
ia'c 'ucii s'"'nd for III. confidence. II h4!y lral m
there vii III present, lay. al !ra. G"@"d
nnIn"i. ,taGS !" E"i& !"r ia Administrations candidate. II i
Nc" nj all likely liza" 'r" will m IN Attendance than
Dawson. Tie Administration mcrlrrs wIu imagined
w"nld he absent, VII be tn" ground Tie
Mississippi mere NJ, Car, Michigan viii he At his post
l> IL n" l"lsr any ry,"l +" ,h lr' comrsr o. Mr. Fisher
rm"r> about the uncertainty r Wrk. Of indiana
strongly an! The Of Mr. Campbell Of south Car
nlna Will BE- gwen ior Mir. rickras The SuTrca,nry
Wigs G"n Georgia tie orrr hand, nov saii wi vota
arnls' Tie Srh taTn.na. i!ry do, The III close
and M inj"Lty either snail 10 morrow rl> Georgian.
or" II thr NLr >crbhl"rs (tl,c Washington CORES
po"d'n' :" Ne i!niaGc.i',. u. Gaxct,cl doc. CON-.
Justice Nj. Pic.rr>. liz SAWS tliSi ..S;IoL Pick
ems succeed, will III least have Gentleman in ii.
chair, impartial can be. Ioncd 10 4 party who
however, is far from having that unscyupunus svnlpa.
y with his party which leads man, as il has Of late
yc~., sacrifice every thing attached to hiS station
for lis integrity
Some of the Democratic presses run strongl" upon
Mr. Pickcns The Bait Republican states. that he "las
been generally looked upon rs the Democratic candi-
dai" i"r Speaker: and If lie should BE- absent il NAV
perhaps, BE- necessary To select another member for the
station. If another should ho selected. Ilr Thomas of
State Will be likely a. any other perhaps
j. ,"ctct The PENNSYLVANIA saws that with
out dSpara gcmc.:: 10 ether candidates. NAV be safely
sad that tn, election of hl- Pick"nS would rive ccn
7al satisfaction t. The Democratic party lis honesty
and ability are known and appreciated
\ washington Correspondent If the " Y f. Post
un,! date OF tie 10Th aiiirs, tha "ot Tie success Of
Mr.. Pickcns, Of South Carolina, a candidate for the
Office of Senator, but little doubt need be- entertained
Mr.. Dawson, the Wing canddat, from Georgia, may
come pretty ham. but he cannot distance him =
The same writer, says OF the Ilcrkshp that s.AIr
Garland will be elected without difficulty He is an
able officer, invaluable disciplnarian and as 4 zen.
,eman, and citizen, he is above reproach a more
honorable. highmindcd, exemplary man never cy-
s,cd.' And nor IL the other mtter.
The contest from lcrS'v has been ant;cpatcd with
little soc:,udc hv both poit!c parties II is ease
distinguished i'll ii It's features from the ordinary
Disputed elections. The point dispute is not, which.
of The members has coed votes; but whether the
10 the exclusion of the majority The FIVE Wings have
the certificate Of tilr Governor but the others had
majority Of the vo!es. 70 rhat conclusion, then
should the House come at pescIi; !, is more like
the of Moor" and Lcchc, than any o,,cr viii h
is on the file If we pursue that precedent, then the
acting Clerk will read The names Of The States
beginning at Mainland whcI he comes TO " Jersey,
he will call the name of J. F. Iandolph-and then the
others to be laid over Boh the conflicting returns