Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-03

NtsuIsGrUN, June -.
Tie hdGprudmt Treasury EW passed tie House
this evening by a vote Of III yeas - ~ mass. l. fa,
pasScd throurh the ordeal OF u Icug, arduouS and aah'
discussion The present was the tr,t Concr"s, c!.rt-
cd since the question was presented by The Pro>Nd'nt
to the peoples Representatives The majority mnGr
M in the last Congses consisted of FcGerailsts auG a
few Bank Conservatives who dad not come instructed
BY the polls, but by the vaults.
MIR. Banks, the chairman tihe committee, who pre-
sided over the body and the debate from The 2i'I 81
Nav last, has discharged his duty with singular ability
This rrra, measure makes a revolutions ~ the Govern
mcnt as established by Alexander Hamilton, and re-.
stores it as established by the Constitutional iobr-
By The steamer Ilorida, Capt Mock, We yesterday
received the 81. Augustine Her@id Of Friday last
We extract the following:
Sr. AUGUSTINE, June u
Mdidn .NfwS.-Thc latest Indian n"ws Is, thata party
OF Volunteers under Capt. Greene, between the Della
and Suwanncc rivers. surprised a party 81! Indians, XIII
inp two and taking ~ prisoners. Among tH0>" taken
was one 50 very Iaht, that he was mistaken for a White
man. On being questioned ne renamed mute, and the
officer questioning him being provoked at III" seem
ing obstrnacv ofthe supposed white man, struck him on
the head with The hutt of his pistol with such force rs
TO kill him.
The rumor that C0L Haracy had killed aud captured
a number of Indians IS untrue aaa"Rah Gsorgigs
"Nar 10 he Sgooa-Mr. Leigh IN opening the cam
paisn aaains, The Administration in brhalf"t his bloc
LIGHT brethren OF N!rgin1a-tli" men whom u t!ltfcra :"
be called Aristocrats-solcmniy IN church denounced
"war to The knife against Martin IAN Buren,. Daprer
little Mr.. R,vcs was not obc o"idonc by his new ally
In The OGLE vein, he carries on the "wAE no TuT
Spoons" See how adroIily be LAYS hold .! this na&
offensive weapon. In a late clcc.tonccrIng haraocun
reported in his Charlottesville organ, he says "He hgi
cnjoyed meals eaten oHt IF a pe'cter spoon, trh as ""rt
:c,t, in TIE peaceful ro"ntrg retreats ofhj$ tdIo"-o':or
rs Crcr he dd OHt If MC gCafcmHH ) 5rieHd gotd On, az
tie Uhte Ho"Se in UaSklagt0Ht'
GLOW comdcsccndIng IN such an exalted prrsonayr
10 eat with a pewter spoon, Bu, how much more hum
bling to tell a positive i~alSchood, 10 h~elgAtrn. by con
trast, his consideration for the pewter spoons Of the
poor :. He tells them that he has eaten out Of - ooLD
o>E ar THE WHITE llousE ~ WisnINGToS.' Now,
the spoons which once excited such longing IN Mr..
RivcS, bat for which he AT present affects such inGt
ference, were purchased by former Presidents, and are
silver, gllded ar washed over with gold, and not the
solid metal, winch Mr.. Van Buren, would reserve for
the pockets of the people. Would Mr.. K'y"S throw
away the furniture .. the White House. aud bctlAc
himself 10 pewter spoons, b. way OF ~aiircting the con
dcscenSion which distinguishes his lat" speech,
"lf Mr.. Riyes is really II love with the rus;lcity aud
p!ainncss OF pewter spoons, may we not ask why, when
he came to Washington, lie SGT up with gold plated
spoons, knives and forks, which quite cclipsrd those
with which he would amaze the people. ~ belonging
TO their own household at the Capital. Dtdh trsgu,
by thus cutstripping, in the expensive furniture If his
table, that which the peoples representatives. Ind
thought II fitting TO provide for the mansion which
was TO exhibit the nations hospitalIties. 10 pat himself
above the whole Republic, rs far, nj least, as SPOONS
"a mighty matter with him. are concerned 4. ~oa'd
seem so; for in another respect his ambition showed a
prctcnsion TO outvie, in the state ana cnurtlv fashion,
every thing American. When he invited guests to-
feast Of the gold spoons, knives aud forks, his notrso'
invitation were composed in the French language'
Plain English was quite too ho1ely for the gold spoons.
awe should be glad 10 know whether Ar l;yrs,
since his return 10 CASTLE HILL, invites his prw.
Ter spoon ~neighbors to eat ont Of his gold plate, and
especially whether his notes ofinvitatIon are adtrcss.i
to them in the French language"