Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-08
RicNlnOnd, Va, Tuesday, Jata. 3
GLEANlNGS.

| 80, ,amnorarv absence in the country. Many oil The
items which they contain are entirely new !" us; WIZ
had bee cut of il were. from the great world we
find Of course, much trash among them but some H''
ces of information which may be new 10 lnst I" our
readers. Al oil events, we vii! attempt 10 ","n'" .e
| Grains of wheat from the chal-and lay before lhrn
q few rapd sketches both of Domestic and i0reiSn
intelligence: ,, ,,,,.rce
| prSSsYLvASIA-We are happy 10 find ~" Storm
blown by which threatened the peace Of the Keystone
State The designs Of Stevens, RitEer. and their wing
niles ha We been defeated by the irnneSS "i the Kepub
Iicans and The justice OF their cause The Senate de-
cided on The 25h December By vote Of II TO III, to
| recognise The Hopkins or v Il. House Of Representa-.
! lives Thanks aiso to nine OF the Wings; To Messrs
Butler Slurdevant, and Monteus ct the House, and
Hessrs Strohm, Fullerton, .hWr, hicher, Conkey and
Case of the Senate who sacrificed their party feelings
on the altar Of their country. These SIX last abandoned
their polcul friends and united with the Democratic
members The three in italics belong 10 the city OF
PhadeI phia Since the recognition, all the members
of the Cunningham House have taken their seats III the
| Hopkins House, with the exception OF eighteen
amonq these the great " hig belw ether. Stevens Of
| Adams county, who had published address TO his
| Constituents setting forth his determination TO resign
his and return 10 them, rather than 10 recognise
acts in the organization Of the Hopkins House. which
/ he deems illegal and dangerous as a precedent
The Harrisburg Reporter congratulate the Dcmocra-
cy the triumph of their principles declares That
1.-The Chief Conspalor have received death blow,
from which they can never recover They have been
tried not by The "lawless mob about which hey have
praed much, but by body in which they had ma
jori.y of their political friends, and that body has
solemny pronounced verdict against them II he ses.
sion Of the Senate Tuesday (Jsh ulil was protract.
ed from eleven TO o'clock II was lie hst time
that the Legislature has transacted business on Christ.
day day consecratsd as lir glorious advent OF
the Prince Of Peace peculiarly fitted for the settle.
ment Of question, which secures the people IN the
peaceuble enjoy nlent OF their civil liberties. gives sta.
biy and pernanency 10 our institutions. and dsarms
desperate faction Of the power TO embroIi our hitherto
Tranquil land in all the horrors of revolution. The
Ship OF State is once more under way Both Houses
Of the Legislature ,ransacting business IN con.
cert Yesterday twenty one OF the members who were
attached 10 what has been called The Cunningham
House, including the Speaker Of that body appeared IN
the House Of Representatives, subscribed 10 The usual
oalhs and took their The House consists Of
eighty members, ind il is supposed that the remaining
twenty will the proprey OF coming IN and dsclsrg
ing their duty 10 their constituents AS soon as The
union of The two Houses effected, MIR Hopkins re-
signed his Speaker, and was afterwards re elect
ed, without any formal opposition. he Governor trans.
United his Message on The 9th.
On the 2gh, in The Senate. the committee the
tested election Of Brown Hanna reported in favor OF
Mr. Brown, the Democratic Senator, who distinguished
himself during the late Convention lie was accordingly
sworn in aud took his seat The report in his favor was
signed By FIVE Of the committee and The remaining two
agree in The conclusion of the ma joy, but intend ma.
king s6 :a:s,e repor-1he Senate refused 10 concur
in the amendment Of lie House 10 the bill Tor loan u!
S220,0GO, the bill was lost.
On Saturday, Dec Goth, both Houses adjourned Ill
the l2h of January.
IL is said, that Gov. Rtner made draft on his friend
Bidde for $1,000, for pay and subsistence of the militia
called put down the Government Of the people
the ''great iinaHcirr' protested his daft.
NcRrH CAROLINA MIR Raynrrs resolutions have
passed both Houses. Every attempt made 10 amend
them was rejected. Messs Rayner BoyGen and Wad-
dell appealed 10 the party with which they acted, to vote
down any and every amendment nieTGd - Jey passed
the Commons the 2Isl by vote Of G3 III only one
member ab>en-and the Senate, the 27!h, by vote
of % Wings 10 % Democrats. MIR Edwards, the able
Senator Of the Wauenon District, made an energetic
speech against them The lst resolution condemns the
Expunging Resuluon-Ihe ID declares that the Senate
OF the u. s. ought TO pass resolutions condennatory Of
the act-ihe Sd denounces the Sub Treasury SYSTEM
the Ih declares that the public lands The common
property of all The States and cDrde the pre- rmpliOn
Of the last Congrcss-the 9th declares that the pro.
ceeds of the public lands should be divided among the
severe. States according Federal pOpuatinn-thc 9th
denouncCs the alleged cXtravagance of the AGmnIsa.
tionIhe 7lh declares that Tie Executive patronage
should be abdged the 9Th asserts that the Senators will
represent the wishes of the people by voting 10 carry out
the resouonsand the 9th directs the Guyernort TO Tor.
ward the resolutions
Mr. Reid Republican member of the Senate, moved
the following resolution ame ndnent to the first:
"ResOred. That all political power resides with the
people, that Representatives, are the agents the people;
that the people have right, through their hepresen.
iaves in the General Assembly, to INSTRUCT their
Senator'S in Congress, and that when Senator is 20
instructed there rests him n0rat obligation 10 OBEY
or RESIGN which ought not 10 be dSreg0yded
q Said resolution rejected by the same party vote
Of % Democrats voting for the amendment, and %
Fcderasls and State Rights against IT,.
There much speculation as 10 the light IN which
Messrs Brown and Strange would consider these reso-
luliuns The Raleigh Register had said it reported
that MIR Weldon ~ Edwards made sort OF pledge, that
if the resolutions passed (Rnyners caucus fcsoutons)
they jSessrs. Brown and Strange) would resign But
the Standard declares. that the repor originated III
some mistake be sure quite small for Federal Wing
gerry We authorized 10 state, that far from nlr.
Edwards having done So he t2prssiy discaimtd any
intention IF he knd; but stated that it matter
which addressed itself exclusively to men of sound
heads and honest hearis-the Senators themselves.
SOUTH CAnoLrsA.-Thc Legislature of this State,
after session Of "a days and the passage OF % acts,
have adjourned One act extends the Raiegh and Gas
ton Railroad 10 Columbia, and another guarantees the
payment Of any loan which the Charleston and Cncn.
natl Railroad Company may make
GEORGIA The Legislature adjourned on the Doth
ul, They passed the General Free Banking BILL in
imitation Of The New York system. The charter Of
each association is limited TO twenty years with The PrI.
vege Of reorganization after the expiration Of the time,
should the act be not repealed. The Comptroller and
Commissioners the directing power-By this bill,
any person transferring stock Of the United STATES or OF
any Of the other States Of Ike Union, OF the Stale
Of Georgia. to the Comptroller ard Commissioners, 10
the amount Of one hundred thousand dollars, will be
titled to charter, with hundred thousand dollars Of
bank bills.
They have adopted Preamble, with the following
resolutions, proposed by MIR Howard in the House
II. Resorcd, That The revenue should be commensu.
ratc with the wants only of the Government.
"2 ReS0Ircd That the establishment Of q National
Bank in any form is unconstitutional.
SO Resoired That had Congress the power 10 charter
Bank Of the United Sates lhs exercise of such power
would be highly ine1Pedient, mpoi;ic and dangerous,
great capital and consequent credit would not fail
give ii controlling influence all other moneyed
institutions by which 1t would conIru the commerce as
well as the politics Of the conny thereby destroying
both The freedom of trade and freedom Of opinion
Il. RcSOitcd That The lessons Of experience have
taught US The utter nexpeticncy OF permitting The pub
lie funds be controlled by the local institutions; that
the system Of deposng in them either upon general or
special deposiie is in effect the same and contrary 10
sound policy, well account Of the Partially and
avorilIsm in granting the Of the government money
10 these corporations as from The political influence
which such depQstes necessarily have over all con.