Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-15

Rights Republican, the Appendix 10 Mr.. G",s!c :,
speech in the last Enquirer II. :i!! and r"n"u.
sive details of which shall las before Virginia in the
course Of few days.)
The Richmom! Wing persists stating, iii.t III the
recent effort 10 make election Of T. ;. Senator, Mr..
Dyer, ia" Senator from Ptsvlvan:a, i.srcprcsfmt"d
his constituents This il not the first lime that THIS
reckless paper has made him the subject Of similar an:
'nadversiols. short time previous 10 his last election,
similar statement was made, and yet he reelected
by an Increased majority. Since his election true,
the policy Of the independent Treasury has divided the
country; but the late Congressional election, when
It's policy was fully discussed aud the Administration
Candidate OWING To has course upon that question: did
not command the full strength of the Democratic party.
the result IN Mr.. DIS District thus Pitt.rlvania
gave Wing minority Of IUI; do. 'eIry I7-Patrck
gave MIR. Stuart minority over Gorgin of $50 or
upwards. Now, take II from lS0 and it leaves
lory IN favor of the Administration of G2 This is the
last political demonstration of public sentiment which
has been in MIR Dyer's District; and for his political
course OH the election Of Senator he has earthly
doubt but that his District now as has heretofore
done, approves and will sustain his official conduct
Allow us TO add by way Of advice TO the X. Wing
''at before 1t asSa'ls political enemies upon such
friends
Look how cgregously its new Conservative friends
ahu allies 'i!srcprcscnt their dstricts-ca to account
me senator IRON Whcrling-the Senator from fiano.
ver-and The Senator from Botelourt, who, do not
hesitate 10 say, IN the election of Governor, msr"pre
sehtsd at least i-1lis of his constituents
There is much difficulty and some excitement in
pennsylvania about the immediate resumption of spe-
che payments The bill was reported 10 the Scnaic on
the 1h fixing the 18th February us the dar of re-
sumption. The Pennsylvania seems to think "that
The period of resumption will probably be fixed at
about the first OF May, that time being spoken of as
calculated to produce harmony Of opinion and unity
Of acton IN the Legislature, well as :
APPRECIATION of tho E..c....
The Nat Iutrlti,-nnccr oc "Wednesday at,tes II,
Thc Long Bridge, after resisting the running ice for
thirty hours, gave way about II o'clock on Monday
night, with a tremendous crash, owing the pressure
OF the immense bodies Of ice which lnaed down Ia.
river About two hundred yards of the Bridge have
been entirely swept away, including the draw and the
buildings occupied by the bridge keeper the Viz
GINA side of the river We sorry to learn that
the Chain Bridge, above Georgetown, which was sup
posed TO be beyond the reach of injury has been con.
siderably damaged, and that il will probably be mpas-
sable for i short time
The Potomac is open at last, and The Sidney steamer
reached Washington Wednesday afternoon, full of
passengers. The embargo on the Mail is now taken
of-and the which arrived Thursday night,
brough, Us az immense mass Of newspapers embracing
four days proceedings of Congress- These and other
articles, of course must claim the preference in our
columns-and many Communications and Editorials
are, therefore, necessarily postponed.