Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-16
THE VIRGINIA CONTROVERSY


ALBANY, January 1.-THE dominant party in the
Assembly were thrown into perfect confusion
Saturday, las viii be seenfrom brief sketch of
the debate) b. proposition TO refer the correspond
ence between the Executives of New York and Vir-
gn'a in relation to the delivery Of certain fugves
from justice, TO select committee. Notwithstanding
the Governor had alluded pontedy 10 the matter in
his message, and had transmitted 10 both Houses the
very volumlnous papers bearing on the matter in
troversy, and notwithstanding the grave aspect which
the question has assumed, the majority in cutting up
the message, overlooked the subject entirely, and
was left for the Democratic member from Queens to
bring it forward.
1t will he noted that although the house had Just
raised select committee "egal REFORM, upon the
motion of the Wing member from Albany, smilnr
proposition from the Democratic quarter, with regard
to infinitely more important subject, met with all
sorts Of obecons-the true secret of which will be
found in the fact that under the well known usage the
mover of committee is placed at the head of it. AT
first the opposition against select committee,
against the judiciary committee and when this difficult
" removed by the prompt assent OF the original
in the matter that It should 60 to the judiciary
commmittee, then the objection was that the subject
ought not to be referred at all-tha it matter Pc
culiarly and exclusively within the province Of the Ex-
ecutive-and that would be olcious for the egsla-
ture to interfere until its advice asked by the Co.
vernon!
This ground, it will be seen, finally abandoned,
and the majority vbrated to the other extremethc ORR
versy the subject of by the two houses
And in this shape, the matter laid over for consul
tation, no doubt, out of doors.
We shall see whether this irritating constitutional
question, which has already resulted in virtual inter-
diction of all commercial intercourse between two
other members Of the confederacy Alane and Georga)
and III regard 10 which the Executive of Virginia and
New York, each cndeavorng TO execute the laws Of
their respective States have TO directly opposite
conclusions, is TO have the goby, from feeling of de-
licacy towards our Executive or from reluctance on
the part of his political friends to have his in
the premises scrunized and presented TO the people.
Argus.
from The Philadelphia Ledgerl
The business at the Stock Board to-day was TO fair
amount, at further depression Of prices. U. S. Bank
fell per cent, since yesterday, closing at 49, Grard
Bank also declined ], and Wilmington Railroad IL,
since last sales.
On Friday, Tomorrow if the laws of the State are
respected shall have resumption of specie pay
ments and evidence that there exists necessity
for their violation, we are grahed TO notice that ex-
change New York, is to-day, as low as g. The i'm
preston general that the resumption far Penn
syyana is concerned will be full one. If the public
disappointed in this expectation, we believe the
Banks will not experience Inconvenience over one or
two days in answering the demands for specie. The
Banks must by this time, have satisfied themselves that
suspension not the best mode of advancing their in
terests and the people, sure, need no further
proof to convince them of its disastrous consequences
on every occupation. Under these circumstances,
trust there may be exhibited mutual feeling Of for
bearance, and such adopted and pursued
as viii render the resumption perpetual
" Observation-Disclosures resolred on-The
banks have resolved not to specie paymrnts-so
we learn but have not learned any limit has been
fixed the period of suspension the contrary that
it understood TO be left indefinite, TO be determined
hereafter, as expedency may direct.
Baltimore Sun.
RELATIONS WITH EHGLAHD.-In debate which &C.
cured in the Senate few days since Mr.. Clay ex-
pressed the opinion that the language employed by the
British Minister, his correspondence with Mr. For
syth was unauthorized by his Government, and that
there was little to apprehend any serious
conflict with that country.