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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-11
last Night. Northern NAH.
Mnnary 9, l-io.
SItNhTE


The VICE PRESIDENT presented to the Senate
a message from the President III relation 10 the disputed
boundary line: also, message from the President III
reply to resolution of the Both ultmo, calling Tor III
formation in relation the suspension of the banks
ARMED OCCUPATION OF FLORIDA.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bull
providing for the occupation of Florida by armed set.
tiers
The measure proposed BY the bill further opposed
By Mr. CRlTTENDEN and Mr.. PRESTON, and ad
yoca,ed b. Mr.. PIERCE.
On motion of Mr.. STRANGE, (thc subject stall be-
inc up,( the Senate ad journcd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
NEW JERSEY CONTESTED ELECTION.
This being the first business in order, Mr.. BOTTSR
Virginia who was entitled 10 the floor, addressed l@
House at great length the subject Of the contested
election generally.
Mr. Bolts having concluded his speech,
Mr. RANDOLPH Of New Jersey addressed ;p.
Chair, when
Mr.. MONROE of New York claimed the foor mas
much as Mr.. r. had spoken repeatedly before.
The CHAIR reminded Mr.. NJ that though Mr.
Randolph had repeatedly addressed the House on the
general subject yet il had not been the present
solution.
Mr. RANDOLPH insisting on his right to the hoor
he was permitted 10 proceed, and went into detailed
history of the entire New Jersey case, quoting torr
ments and calling for the reading of aiidavits, unui
past clock, when motion made to adjourn.
and ncrativcd BY yeas and nays: Yeas Ga, lUi
After more afiidavits had been read, the motion
rene wed, and again lost: Yeas %, nays &c.
The reading having been resumed, and much uncas.
ness being manifested, Mr.. h. himself moved to al
ourn and the motion at length carried: Yeas u,
nays 5S.
So the House. at near clock, adjourned.
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House, at near 5 o'clock, adjourned
Correspondence Of National TrhHigeHetr.
l.


The packet shin Iowa, from Havrc December :, fur
nishes us with Paris papers of the eth All France is
in ferment over the news from Africa which ter-
graphic despatch reporting to be worse. The
spirit of the nation is up, and officer and soldier arr
painting the Mediterranean, TO meet the forces
of ABDEL III kADER and his Arab The"'
Arabs quite troublesome, and quite as costly as
our Scmnolcs. They won't stay defeated; and whoa
they appear most put down, of sudden they most pu!
themselves up. The re!nforccmcns are moved forward
with all speed Nothing else is talked of but the war
The news furnished by this arrival though three
days later from Paris, presents nothing remarkable
Lyons is in suffering condition, and the reaction oil
American misfortunes has been great upon the manu-
featuring establishments there. bankruptcies are
common, indeed, throughout France.
From the East the dates are later. The younse;
Ibrahim has obtained splendid victory over the
Imam of Jabsob. Ibrahim is of Mehemct AZ
This pushes the power of Ali toward the English p5'
session of Alden. The Turkish charter created $
great sensation 1T Alexandria
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Evil or MATAMoRAs. CONFIRMED.


New ORLEANS, Dec 3l.-By the arrival Of The VIZ
Saml. Houston, from Maiagorda, which port she .''
9th inst, certain Intelligence of the capture 81 u'
from Texas, had been received. The siege commene
cd on the 18th instant and lasted three days, durin
which there s said to have been great slaughter on G
sdes--60 to 90 of the Texans, alone, beng killed
After the place had surrendered, the officers Of ~
Centrast party were permitted to depart for the INV
ror without property, in all e1e'
being respectcd-when the government troops ana y.
inhabitants of the town, proclaimed in favor OF 10 ~
Federalsts, greeting the raising in the city OF the I"
with long, loud and deafening cheers.-Buust".
From MExIco-The schooner Geo. IL. Net'eE .
rived last evening from Tampico. Capt. Delvaie =
ports that there was verbal rumor, whe he lett ."
instant, of three thousand government troops Ml-
about to march on the Federalists and Texan Yo'o
teers at Matamoras.-'Therc had been no communp
ton between the two places for the twenty three oar
preceding the departure of the Wettcr.-.EsT OHt"'
LOHisiaHi0H, .Jdn'U 1.
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STATIONS Office.

| ~ j.; ~ :. n, ~ ,.rie,,' h,. ~ ' STR i1'fOH
Drawn Nos. in Sussex County Lottery, No. drawn n
- es g 25 81 Ii "a q Is 81 % . -
Whole Ticket Nos. s - t., prize Of 5000
Do do - y %, do SlH. 80, g., 4:
Drawn Nos in Va MonOnealia l.o,'ery, No !; ora" "
20 "A II % Is "a 60 I % -
Drawn Nos. in Alexandria Lottery, No. y 9Ia" ", ~
10 - 10 | 81 81 , % = -
Ticket Nos S u -, all sold and cashed b! GRIP ALTON
Drawn Ma in MARYLAND State Lottery, No: = draw" ~
~ "a % IL 10 II - % 81 %
Half ticket Nos. y .! H. , b''h 30" an" STR sTToH
DO do y ~ 10 (, ,,t con6dentially ,ttsai'j
Orders from lae country l'""'F"' < STRAT1oH
10, # addressed 70 ~ Ri,hHOaa, ).
Jan IL lit
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CoNGREss-..lst SESSION
Tuesday, january, 1870.
IN SENATE.

MIR LuMPKIN presented two letters from General
Wool, sustaining the claim of George w Paschsll
which were referred to the Committee on Claims;
Mr. LINN presented memorial of the Legislature
of Missouri, praying the establishment OF port OF en-.
try and Custom house point on the Missouri
river and that drawback be allowed to traders en-
gagged in the commerce with Santa Fe; which, after
some very interesting remarks Of Mr. L. on the charac
ter and great Importance of the trade to the country
it's annual dminution and the danger OF ITS complete
annbation if some measures not speedily taken
by Congress, was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr., CLAY of Alabama, from the Committee on the
Public Lands TO which had been referred
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Nlorton's majority FOUR.
No votes were found for Mrs. Chapman, and one vote
returned msspet for Morton counted for him.
" j. Post.
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Morton GorerHor Of Massachusetts 0t list
BosToN, January q. l-IO.
The votes for Governor are canvasscd and foo, up Il
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privilege, received their daily supply oil stationery, una
had marked seats in the hall with their Names as niem
bers of the House. Now, such gross rregularity as
this was unparalleled in the practice of the House
These gentleman had the right TO be qualified and adj
mtted be informed that they could not be so and
vas the duty Of the House to decide at once either
that thew were or were members. Mr. b. said that
the resolution which he about to offer was ques-
ton ofpr,vege and he hoped the Chair would SO de-
eide it.
MIR. b. then sent the following resolutions to the
Chair, which read
Rssolrsd. That Philemon Dckerson, Peter D. Vroon,
William r. Cooper, David B. Ryall, and Joseph Kilc,
who are in attendance, claiming TO be admitted to sit
and vote in this House, Representatives from the
State of New Jersey, not and cannot be and
consttutonnly members OF this body, until the regular
returns or certificates of election granted to five other
duly qualified persons by the Governor and Council of
said State in the exercise Of the authority vested in
them BIZ the laws of said State, passed in conformity
with the Constitution of the United States shall! have
been sci aside adudged void, upon due investigation
had in the form and manner prescribed Dy me laws ana
usages Of the House.
Resolred, That the House having decided that John
B. Aycrigg, VIM Halsted, John p B. Maxwell, Charles
c. Siratton and Thomas Jones Yorke the persons hav
ing the regular and legal certificates OF election, shall
not be admitted sit in this House and vote as other
members until it shall have established, by sufficient
proof that there was fraud, mistake Of the law or
other error, made committed by the Governor and
Council of New Jersey, in the returns or certificates OF
election granted aforesaid and said decision being
contrary TO the usual practice Of the House IN such
the Speaker be directed TO notify the Governor
and Council Of New Jersey Of the proceedings of the
House in the Premises the end that the people Of the
said State may be duly informed of the causes which
have for the present, deprived them OF the services o.
FIVE of the Representatives to which they are ehued
py the laws and Constitution.
Resored That the returns, and ell other papers or
testimony in possession of the House relating to the
i've vacant seats in the New jersey delegation, be re-
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Com ma essaIca3iGnS.
For the Adrertiscr.
Translated from The French Of Desmahis,

Translated from me fre"ch oj DeSn0h!S
By p. =.
Shall we never Sc" our country deliver.
cred from m"ustcr, which has sprmne
from harbarism Shall we never see him
humbled at her feel7 Outrage is withoul
restraint, and law without force, if each
ci,izeo I" aveuge his own injury, returns
when ii is his pleasure 10 Il state Of na-
ture. Should expose my life to ii mad
man, who is willing 10 risk his own, un
der the pretence Of being offended with
meg If an oifrucc was always washed
out in blood, the earth would soon he
covered with il. Wha advantage is it
to men, to abandon caves aud fnrss, Il"
uui,e under common laws. and 10 live to-
gether within The " alls oflowns, if the laws
themsel. : be imperative! 1t is said
that The icrceuess of single combat, makes
every citizen a warrior; thar il preserves
al least, i'll military men, that contempt of
death, SO necessary to their prnir,Slon.-
Wha, an error. Have III" French and
the Germans surpassed the Grccks AMI the
Romans in valor. Every day, the Py
raeus and the hanks of the Tyler, were
covered with the aveS ot a free and hauSh
~ people, whilst nr,her Athens nor Rome
sent forth their SONS tn contcnd in single
combat against them.
Rome never placed vile gladiator tri-
umphing on the Arana,on an cqualil, with
avalianl soldier. Bul The Frruchman, a
barharian in spite of his faith. Of honor.
rea son, order, law, remains he depository
Of true honor; rather say Of fantastic honor
"a snuguirary idol--a tyrant--a dread.
ful scourge, hundred times more terri.
bic than The frishtful Tcnfa,es worshipped
by the Gauls! IN brarins This true cour-
age is displayed, not in blin'lly follow ins "a
senseless rage. Courage. mcIhinL>. is hui
ferocity, unless it tends to The good of our
country. Where justice rrigns, it is use
less. If stepped incruelly. it darcS with Il
high hand,,o drive away peace. and to vio.
la:e the law. society should rise up asaiusr
it, and make il feel the weight of law
LIE, US lrave to barbarians, The tlr.adlr!
custom of single combat--;hn, odious heri
tag- Of the Gnils au,t VandaiS. Mas Tu.
repue accused Of cowardIcr. hcrausc he re-
fused chaIeugr? Let us detesl. let us
proScTlDe 'UoSe lneH WIoSc SHoflS cut-
ting every tie asru''er, before our yer,
eyes, are dipped in the blood uI' their com.
pauions--the blood OF their friends, per.
haps Ior Il word, or even for a waut.n.
Ii an individual fears not 10 do you an
injury, for your own sake. listen To the
voice of nature. Spare your own bluotl.
in sparins his. r mcmhrrIhat as man.
and as citizen, you betong mol to your
SELF
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EageGeld Court Mouse, S. c., august 90, 1s4o.

subjects, vital and important 10 us! Has he not
practically disavowed that right which he recog-
nized in 1872, to wit: 'tllal every eeclor had
right to make call upon tlluse for an express
sion OF their opinion, who offer their services
to the public" Tins immunity of the "elec-
tor" | regard as the bnlwark ofo right. the
palladium of u,lr liberties. Dislrov it, and you
destroy the veIv essence and vitality OF liberty.
You strike the death blow III its roots You un-
derrnnc its foundations.
Such being the principle and relative posi-
ton of the Two Candidates. it must be obvious to
the mind Of every nnpreudired person, that
South Carolina cannc vote for either, without
compromising her honor, aud connecting
llIuse principles which it has ever been her
glory and bunsl /" cherish. The question then
suggests itself, what position then should she
nccapv! .nswcr eInpiIa,ica!ly, the same she
didin lS:}j. i}ul whist ! woudhavc her To &C.
cum This neutral pusi:nn, do mol desire to sec
Irra passive Sprctltol at the scee going on.
The time has arrivcdwiIcm il becomes the lnI-
priiuus duty Of every one, who would tus-
tci and sustain the principles of '7G. To
arullse from ns lrtharsy, and shaking of the
ncnhls like dcw-l!rops from the ulIs name"
maniu!ly ln .allc III this great und slnri1ua
cd,,se. There i intirc;: ruc:l siak". and
much To nccumn.:s.' i'"r proof Of t!.:a, need
but ,:all your ..iten.on % the means rcsortcd
tp and the mode OF '"arlarc adopted by the ;a,
Zans nll an ..nrc,, md Gc.:. Harrison ,,:u Iiir
:rat;.is o,-:a:;, iii rhr i!y. winch cal.rin: like
j,aiI!crs tu tie mmhld and diseased appetitcs Of
IT.. people. which lh'.y themselves have crea.
ted hy cnrruptng AMI viialins lilr public mind
they disturt the truth, accumulate liz and pile
The pyramid n'calumiy." II those who are
10 cniighlcI, the people. refine ti"ir feelings and
elevate their morals; thus misapply their Privi-
lrges and prosilut" III; ir abors and talents what
n;hcrlate can we expect to await or invcril-
mcni, than that winch las bcfil:lrn tic Grc::'an
x Roman Republics. y" give energy. elasticity
aod stability 10 orlr institutions. we must keep
the public press pure and un;raInnIrlled. for
otherwise, the fountain being corrupt lis whole
waters will br contaminated. Should we succeed
in eilcc,ing this "bisct then, bnt not until ihen
ran we ever expect 10 see nnr free and happy
institutions planted OH u firm and imprrgnlnt
basis.
Like some tall cliff. that lifts its awful form.
Swcls from the vale, and midway leaves the
storm,
Tho round its breast the rolling clouds are
spread.
Eternal sunshine settles on its head"
A CAROLINIAN.
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For The .idwriiSer.


Whether or NOT South Caro- rlll can orsis-
tently with her honor Il; d du;y vnt" either !or
Martin Van Bu,en or General Harrison. Tor
the Presidency. is u query. which though il
has but recently suggested itself 10 my mind,
yet it, importance no one can question, nor any
Carolinian too highly appreciate. For the
position which she may occupy IN November,
may materially affect her wrl-bcing and re,u.
ta,ior, rot only now, but in after times Aud
surely there is no one who has proper sense of
his duty. and possesses any of the uohlcr and
more refined feelings Of onr nature. who does
not fee deep and ai,riiiig interest in the pros
perity oil his native STATE" Not To feel such Il.
Interest would bespeak more of the rafur'. o!
the brute than the himaii-lhe ,nisaatroplSt
THAI, the plilanthropisi. We inde' d have eve
ry reason to lie proud of orr Slale. and TO he
deeply and warmly attached to her. for with her
are connected the pioudest and most cnn"b!mo
associations Of our lives. llcrpo>i;Ion 'ava;,ls
her sister States has ever b, en- a III o and p,n-
eminent one and her SOILS have eyer been dis
tinguished for their high-toncd and chivairic
feelings, their liberal sentiments and ihcir I'M
compromising devotion to liberty. and their
stern and inflexible opposition TO monarchy. t!es-
po;ism and tyranny, unGer whatever false and
imposing garbs they may have DISCUSSED item
selves The stand which she took during the
Revolution, when the British lion was t!n!.drr.
ing at her gates, threatening 10 suhvcrl iier
liberties, and involve her in ore general n,d
universal ruin, would have reflected honor up.
an Grccre or R0mr, il 'lIcir prowIcs, ant
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We copy the following from the Rich
mond Enquirer:
CHANCE INDEED For the benefit of
those who read Duff Green's pilot" we
publish the following extract from the Uni
led States Telegraph, oflSrh April, 1920
The Telegraph was then edileh by Duff
Green the presrnl editor Of the Pilot:
"Generdt Harrison. Richmond
Wing assais the President with great force,
for the recall of General Harrison, and Ia
menis over the expenses ofthe mission 10
Columbia, in manner that jus,iiies be-
lief, that MIR. Peasants considers the sala-
rics attached 10 officers, gilmore importance
10 The Government than the faithful dis
charge Of public duties.
''lr is useless for the Wing to speak of
General Harrison and his services. We
hclieve we speak truly. when we say, tha,
he has cost The nation more blood and treas
ure than any other indiriduai Hring. We
refer to The transactions on the North Yves
tern frontier. All who know General
Harrison Intimately, must he fully sensible
that he is unfit to he the representative of
his Government under any administration:
and those who know The commanding in
flnence exercised over him by Mr.. CIay.
must rdml thar he is not such man as
This Administration nuoltto select, fnr the
delicate negotiations with which our Minis
ter 10 Columbia is charged The true
question. therefore, is nor what sum has
the mission 70 Columbia COS, us, but il il,
was General Harrison the person selected
by The coalition, the proper representative
OF the present administration. Iflhis pro-
position be answered in the negative, it
will appear that The S1S 1000, of which tho
Wing and other coalition prints so loudly
complain, are properly chargeable 10 the
late administration, Mr.. AdamsJ'
Aud who was il, that opposed The an.
poinImeni of Gen. Harrison, as Comman-
of the Army, when Gen. Macomb was
appointed! Mr.. CIay-and as we learn
from letter ofa distinguished gentleman
which we have just seen, upon rhe grou..d
OF inferior qualification. And yet. now fic-
teen years after, h" is thought fiji TO WELD
the highest Executive office in the coun-
Try Wonders will never cease. Tho
antics Of party, when assisted by The as
plrations ofambiIion, will never fail ID pro-
I"cc the most extraordinary acts of iucon-
si|lency and fully
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FORERUSSER OF lfARGIsoSIsM.-Gen.
Harrison Is the first canidare for the Presi-
dental office that has refused to give an
explicit declaration of his political princi-
Piles. lie s lories in minimizing a mys-
terious silence. He plants himself upon
the hish.ioued black cockade doctrine.
that the people must have him as he is.
lie seems Ia think there is something sa-
cred and august in his person; then he
ought moi tp look eifi horse in The mouth:
IlhI We must take hin Tor better or worse.
Ii is enough that we have ,he hero of Tin
pecanoe. The "swinish multitude" NAV
talk as much about log cabins, coon
skins. and hard cider, as they choose: hut
is to political principles. or public meas
ures. they are not To he disclosed for the
public eye.
Yet after all, the plans Of this silent
aud sapcnl statesman will leak OUT by lit
lie; and when they do leak on, they dis
play desperate and settled resolution To-
re-establlSh every mliouS and defeated
Federal measure of former days. Wo
warn the Democracy of the Union-the
larnrrs, the working men. those who live
by their LABOR. and who love Republican
i'stltuIi0ns-ihaI The era If HarriSonism
i, the expected millennium ofthe most abom-
Unable Federalism hai has ever flourished
in the United States.
Look al The National InlelIioencer Of
This morning! Six lone columns arc de-
voted To an elaborate d. fence of n Nation.
al Bank. lis cunSiiruliunaliiy is advoca-
ted in The holdest manner; its necessity
proclaimed; The voIes Of Fisher Amcs anI
hs Federal coadjutOrs ia favor of such an
incubus paradrd al full length against
those of Balwiu, Giles, Jackson, Madison
and others, the leaders of The Republican
party. The lavish arcesses of The Phila-
drlphia monster, by which presses were
openly pus'i!uted, are systematically de-
Tended. lnawOrd not only are The con-
s'itl'innality and the expediency Of anolh-
er National Bauk-thai most detcstable
of all institutions in Republican Gov
ernment-operly sustained, bur thee orrupt
practices ofrhe "ne, which is butt de-
tuncl, and W hose successor, Strengthened
Ivy Stale charter is now paralyZins the
industry, commerce, and trade, of every
place to which lis ieelcrs are extended,
are vindiraed in the face of overwhelming
public sentiment.
What does This mean? I,means that tho
election of Harrison is the era for tho res
lorntlun OF these abominahle doctrines and
practices. Tha, the specuIarors, the
''dealcrs on borrowed capital" the poliri-
cians who trust 10 bribery aud corruption,
are waiting, for that event us the consul
maIion "f their hopes. The prescnr con-
test Is one between labor and honesty or
one side. and on the other idIeness, GAM
bling in polilcs and business, and scarce
ly concealed contempt for Tho people and
popular institutions. We are to see
whether frauds, money, and corporations,
are stronger than morals, virtue. and the
devotion of the American people TO The pure
institutions orlbeir foreiaIhers. That such
is the issue, the lorerunncrs Of Harrison
ism already disclose.-Gtobc.
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NO. go.

were accordingly declare the victors, the bes
farmers, the best tplougluen--in shorl, the req
bone and sncw ofthc farm.
PLOUGH BOY.