Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-10
III. uedaeslegs DeLatc in ne II. Of D.ssat,s

We confess, were scarcely ever more SnrpriSeu
than we were "Wednesday last, To see the Wings oi
The House OF Delegates make party question oi the
proposition to Tx the Governors term ior the first OF
January. party question In The name OF wonders
what shall come to next Was ever any thing
more clear than tia: it is the duty of the Legislature
10 hive Governor early day, when we have been
IN sort al quls n:erregnum for nearly two years, with
no Governor, except two Councillors OF State who hap
pc ned 10 succeed the duties, By the rule ot the Con.
s,i.u,Ion Was II not high time, 10 apply The remedy,
and 10 elect Chief MagIstratc as soon as possible
Are there not grave Questions before US: May not
Ina Sc occasion to BRING before The new Governor Of
New York, the controversy which has been iretiing
the two S;atss-and Ia bring IT before him IN the
best spirit and with the advantage ri the recent
decision Of The Supreme Court, IN cur favor Is
not the case Of La,lmer before US, oil TIE darkest
ou,!ages which NAV threaten Tie South: The warrant
which has been issued by the Executive OF Virginia,
has gone through of the officers oil the Borough
OF Norfolk, and may expect an answer IN Inc course
of the month Suppose it should be unavoable TO our
it not then become e'sary TO open
serious Jurisprudence with the Governor OF Massa
chuseits and to give it every advantage which may be
derived from a full blown Governor, armed with the
whole moral force OF his Office, charged, too, with the
full and immediate confidence of the Legislature
and selected for the chair ITSELF And yet because The
Republican Party think their duty to elect Chief Ma
cstrae under such imposing circumstances, why, the
Wigs are treat il Party qucs'Ion-and Their se
veral orators let of their upon the OCCASION,
A party question And in the name of wonder,
or in The Of common sense, how can 1t be consi.
dered party question? Lor-1ehere, can It be so
Is il because Alr. Gregory, whom they claim as 4
Wing is to be superseded i'll his accidental o!ce-and
cut of from three months Of his full salary cs Governor
Is this the Wing aTgament-ihat the interests o: the
Commonwealth 10 be sacrificed TO the pocket OF a
Wing. Why who drramt of "hurting one hair,
or touching one cen, Of Mr. Gregory; Not we, who
pressed Tuesday last that We ought TO have a
"iull blown Governor, al as early day as possible.
Not any member Of the General Assembly, We under
take TO say, for we have not heard Whisper breaed
to that effect If this be TIE sort Of battle, which The
Wings mean 10 make this Winter agains, the Demn.
cratic majority, they may well abandon the field at
once II is sham fight, which will wound nobody
bat themselves. II il is snch an attack upon wind
MILL tina, their yyea pens TO be shvercd; and their
spleen is to be vented; and their irritable arguments
about the triun,phs Of the Democrats and their
hopes oil restoration to be exhausted, they wIi
talk in vain They will be able To blow up
the Republican Ship depend upon 1t
The Wings were kind enough to bring forward some
other collateral topics-such that they were willing 10
no into the Governors Election mmediaely-and snch
as their doubts whether the Republicans will not TALL
into discussions, nc, &c. All We can venture 10 say
10 that the Republicans Just as willing 10 elect
Governor as they areand ha, Is our friends absurd
enough 10 quarrel about their candidate and battle
election thew are not the men we take them 10 be
But for the consolation of the Wings venture to
hint that there very little danger Of any such result
The Wing orators were pleased to throw out some
| cd capianGum appeals TO the Western members-when
it was we'll understood, Mr. Randolph OF Albcmarle
stated, lha, it formerly customary TO commence the
Governors term early in December-and that when.
Western selected, he may be in Office, If not
the lst early in January, G. in The course of the
month. Every sort of comfy; every sort OF respect
for the convenience of the Western citizens, will be
shown in aIl such cases. Let not the considerate
Wings indulge any unnecessary appTehenslons On that