Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-22
THE STATES.


GEoRGiA--The Senate took up on the l3n inslah',
the resolutions relative 10 John NJ Berr'en; oeSetal
ane ndmen,s proposed. The orresponoehto .,e
Savannah Georgian states, that the following, guy
m,,ted By that Republican Patriarch, Mr.. spaldIng'
,.,ssn,ne The proper grounds After the sentence 10
the preamble tested by this plain and obvious iue'
&c 10 inser,-"the committee, however, would not
advise you 10 drrogate from your oficai ogny, so lar
as 10 prefer ASY REQUEST 10 AN AGENT, VINO o'Saso"o
your authority. The man who dlsregards the TWICE
nrsssed will of the PEOPLE of Georgia, will, IN all
probability pay as little attic nton TO The wishes OF THEE
LEGISLATURE We feel it, however, due TO the MAJESTY
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, that We, her shhvA.Is'
should withdraw ourselves from all onciai co"'ac,
with The Honorable John Macpherson beff'tn, an9
leave him in the ISOLATION be has chosen Tor himseH
to hold, If it so please hn,) the office 10 when ne mas
been eeced-,o enjoy, IF that can comfort h'm) 'he
"Cassio I loved thee,
But nerer more be elfeer Of MINE
ale also moved to strike out the last two resolutions
Of the original, and insert the following;
"4,h Ind be it further Resorsd, That th's Leg,sia'
,ure hereby wnhdraws l,s confidence ron 'he NON
John MACPHERSON Berrien. We will receive no COM
nuo;co,on from him, nor will we in cny emergency
address ourselves TO that Honorable Senator to further
the Interest, or defend the ghts OF the people oi
BE IL further Resolrtd, That his ExcelIency the TO-
be requested TO forward copy OF the aoofe pre-
smbe and resolutions 10 the lion Alfred Cuhbert, with
instructions lay the same before The Senate oil 'he
United States"
"Mr Foster (whig) then moved TO lay the whole
on the table for the balance Of the session lie d'd ms
on the ground that the Legislature had no right 10 pass
such resolutions, they being neither Law nor an ord
nance Mr.. Spaldng in few remarks made 10 reply
happily Observed that the Virginia ana Kentucky heso
laiions snred the country in its darkest hour, when
Federalism ruling the land with an IRON hano,
when even the liberty of speech and Of the press were
threatened, and it did not become any one more espe
cally gentlemen Who called themselves States Kghts
men, 10 deny the right ola State Legislature to express
by resolutions their opinion any subject acted on BY
the Congress Of the U. S. He said If that doctrine
were carried out, we would become like the conserVa
tive CHAMBER and The dumb chamber of deputies grant
ed to the French people by Napoleon Buonupar,e.
No question had been taken at our last accounts
SourH CARoLiSA.-The Columbia Correspondent OF
the "Chares,on Mercury" writes on the lGh INST
"Mr Calhoun will, think, be nominated as candi.
date for the Presidency by the Legislature before
adiourns There is much talk Of it among The mem
bers and very general anxiety TO have It done, and
really hope il will be- But ,chen it will and hoac, as
mere looker-on, am unable to inform you Perhaps
il is moe, expedienl nominate him in general caucus
nd yet there may be advantage in adopting the
more imposing form of joint legislative resolution
If brought forward by some leading member Of the
House, ii would boom through BY accamation, &c.