Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-23

IA -e,dlv discover, that into whichever scale that
i. squad might throw their weight, the other would
lam kick the beam. He would further remark, that
I'll rs ;heir number here, it was no indication oil
,nnr strength in the country. &c, &c. (Nlr A also
,;maied that if this resolution were adopted, IL mgh
,n,,uce MIR Il. to decline his seat)
Mr. Lyons, after expressing his surprise at the re-
,ks OF the Senator from Boetourt, remarked that 1t
,ha, gentleman, or those who acted WIN num-
=, influence or control him in the discharge OF high
Constitutional duty by holding the lash over his head,
~ ,as much mistaken; that he should perform that
,,v REGARDLESS of whom it might please and whom 1t
rbt offend that in his course on tins question, he
80 o,,ua,ed bv no wish intention to emearrass Mr..
RS ar his Conservative friends; but he would not
.,,nre his course, although that consequence might
I'll Jron IL that he should vote for the resolution,
"rn if j, should have the effect of causing MIR. Rves
es;on his seat the day after its passage He further
remarked, that ii similar language mao oeen ne,d cy
M senator frcm Bo,etourt prior to the Senatorial Elec-
.',, his vote for one would not have been given for
Mr.. Rives
s,op that they cannot expect 20 be treated on terms
- reciprocity or equality. Some of the Wings here DO
@ hesitate 10 say, the debt is paid, and they must
themselves il seems to have been question
~, sen Messrs Lyons and Anderson, whether the Con-
,.;ves could muster or 4 IN the General Assembly
WING member very joculary said II there are any
= ,ben in the Legislature, there are very lew among
~ VIII not Mr.. Rives himself be compelled to
~ scrnnd or third, or fifth rate fiddle to hlessrs
~, ,nd Webster and the Wing leaders: We had
e..ranv heard it stated that he would be appointed
Ssetary of State; hut this appears to be all mistake
now confidently said that Mr. Clay has mol even
hen consulted about the organization OF ,he
md il is shrewdy suspected, that as he had done but
I,s n promote the election of Gen. Harrison, he was
y LILLE entitled TO share the Executive Spos OF VIC
49,. 4 New York Harrison paper says: I'm oil these
.,rameuts the Conservatives are thrown overooard;
Air. Webster declared in Philadelphia that the Conse
~, force is
contemp.ibe-in fact in point OF numbers they would
only 6lI a good.sized New iork omnibus
H., how can it be expected that the Conservatives
~ Wbics can pull always together when there are 50
NAM ,olnts of difference between the Wings them
selves curious case Of this sort is now before u.s.
THE Wbin party are somewhat divided in the Sc
lection Of candda for the Congressional District OF
MONTGOMERY and Augusta One portion OF the Dis
trct would 60 for Mr. Alexander II. d. Stuart of Au-
eusta-anohrr for Mr.. Ballard Preston, the present
Senator from Montgomery. To settle the contest, the
WHO'S are about TO hold Convention the third day
of February In the mean while, two Of the Cores
nondents OF the Buchanan Journal have taken time by
The forelock and have nominated MIR. Stuart One Of
these (.Common Sense urges several arguments III
his favor But one Of them goes much TO the root
Of the matter that cannot forbear TO state it, II is
thus quoted and criticised in very happy article BY
the last sNalley Star:
,eomm,u sense the question, which the
rs, Nhi, Mr. Preston 10 use ms own soenr
well turned phrase whose political sentiments are most IN &c
Wings District again
aw palm Mr. Stuart Them there degrees OF com
arison Wing scae and may be more Wing than
another, both being Wings all the e, aud MI Stuart more
Wing than Good Mr. Preston then suppose,
NO, an tmpoor 6shy be read Of the Wing
with all the forms Of Hear what Com
mon Sense saws Premises Mr Preston If not Infected
with NuSea,ion damned pots at least an ultra
State Rights class Of politicians with whom The great,
body of the Wings Of the District have hut ile sympaiy
Think OF that Brooke Call that backing eas'
.ny Preston i Opposed 10 a National Bank grounds
,sdepcy and con,,u,oua,y while Mr. START avowed
Rank m,n' WhyM Preston ,hen after all Democrat
than Wing rejoice hear that he sound politician,
and If Sense speaks truly the Democrats
in him champion lead them victory Stranger things
lap that happened before would advise
mon Sense admss his mum
A.r tie should explain away by all mears.'