Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-20

,sy astirs, No wiz see iaaY nc Evayied viz al! pas.
a'ho sa.a:ts' aiean.ins |; VII 40 gratifying &c shes
relations ana neHds, TO know :sat the Diplomatic
Corps resident here, viii unite to man, to prevent
barbarian butchery OF the men, and Santa Ana will be
compelled aagre iai to respect the code Of civilized
warfare. II IS reported, that several pcaccabe citizens
who resided at Santa Fe have been shot, and if true
'Uncle Sam may have work ahead"
The threats OF Santa Ana too burlesque for fur
Their notice Uncle Sam desplses hm too much, to
care for all his shivering Empge-and San Jaclnto
| speaks sufficiently for Texas
'adieal .9ppointmeais
Since our last, Judge VIM H. Cabe has been elect
ed President OF the Court OF Appeals and General
! Thomas III. Bayly Judge Of the General Court.
| Judge Cabell was elected in the most honorable
manner, without competition, without opposition
Such is the profound sentiment Of respect that is paid
to the services Abilities ard virtues of this pure and
| conscientious Judge
The election of Gen. Bayy must be most fattering
to his feelings He elected the first ballot, in
opposition to two most able and nst respectable COM
pettors Every Democrat in the Legislature, with but
four exceptions, voted fo hm,) and several of the
Wings Nothing could be gratifying than the high
compliments which were paid from the most respecia
BILE quarters to his eminent aby; and the whoe House
was appealed to for evidence of the justice OF the
ibute that paid 10 his merits. For ourselves
we freely confess our sincere regret that man of his
generous ambltion OF his pre.eminAt qualifications for
political life, and for an acconp red parliamentary
SS'' sssa de nsr ns early period
To the Delegates EGG 4 y, :; 1;;''' '''''''" Of
| Gentlemen and Brcttrca.
We call upon you, in The name ut The Democracy
of Virginia. TO be at your post, on the I'd OF February
Suffer, conjnre you, nono but Inc most overwhem
Wigwam. The highest d es Of the Republican
Party invoke you TO atenN Nour country calls you
Come, then, and unite with yolr nrethren Come in
all your force, and with all your members. Come-to
l hrasl
SI yy' se y Ga' and
Spirits of this old, Untert I'd Commonwealth. -
Come-and strike a stroke ~ our great and common
Cause, that viii rcsound throughout the Common
wealth. No alternates, we bc4cech you But come
yourselves and discharge the duties which you we to
your Constituents, and to our Beloved country.
Mr.. RlrcuiE-Sir: In your paper of this morning,
perceive comments my remarks in support of
my motion to postpone Gen. Doyly's resolution, with
the amendment, in relation TO the Bankrupt Law. You
are at liberty to make yourself merry as YOU please,
upon any exhibition Of mEe, as 10 which you cannot
think more ndife-en,ly than do Your criticisms
amuse more than myself. There however,
some mistakes of fact in your statement, doubtless
Intentionally 10 which | would call your attention.
You say avowcd myself in favor of s'the0'ankrupt
Law"-Notso distinctly objected to the resolution,
that whilst It proposes the repeal of the present law,
(Which its friends find fault witi) il substitutes
nothing in its place. and | stated only, that was in
favor OF the udcious exercise Of the constitutional
power Of Congress on the subject
You say went on 's!ashng and attacking all around
me-" |. YOU will name any person whom offended
attacked, will ceerfuy rise in my place md make
apology for having nnocertly and unintentonaly
given him offence.
You say, | ended by calling gentlemen opposed to
me, sin some equivocal phrase" 'grasshopperS" lon
could not have heard my distinct disclaimer, when the
Delegate from Preston took that harmless pleasantly
as designed for himself.
As act Of justice, will yon insert this nos in your
y - F.F''' r. T. DANIEL.
Hall of Delegates, January IS, lSi2.
o. We cheeriully publish the above explanation
from the Delegate Of the City Of Richmond. If it
avas him any thing, he is welcome to all the service
which he may derive from it. We assure MIR Daniel
that he cannot be more amused ut our criticism, than
we were at his speech II was an effort without much
point-a display without much study, except of the
elegant phrases of the classic illusions BY which he
IS so much distinguished. The speech was, however,
truly characterized by Mr.. Hopkins, of Powfatan, on
Tuesday last when he replied TO the grains of argument
which contained in lis bushe OF chaf. II is useless
therefore, for to give any amusing strokes al
the Orator.-lf Mr.. d. did not directly himself
the friend of the law, his criticisms tender and
the fault he found with it so Sigh, that no one could
have inferred from his remarks any serious opposition
TO the law. Ne certainly concluded from the style OF
his remarks, that he in favor If The Bankrupt Law
In his attempt TO eXtrcate himself from the attacks and
sneers which he cast around hun, he is indeed most
unfortunate His hit the noisy grasshoppes the field
seems indeed to be without point meaning Mr. Brown
Of Preston about to take tho auson to himself but
MIR. d. rose TO dscaim H. Had Mr.. Holiday assumed
the same ephe, to HIMSELF doubt Mr. D. would have
made similar discIaimer-Anl ditto, no doubt, 10 Mr..
Davly Did the Delegate FROM the City Zen mean no.
body Were there grasshorpers i'll the House TO
whom he referred Was his auson altogether with
out meaning Was this 'harmlcss pleasantly, intro.
duced as it was with much emphasis Of manner and
flourish of figures altogether pnin,ess' so, then
we will take the liberty most respectfully of exercising
the Office which he is SO kind TO extend 10 others
to give Im small piece Of advice. We cannot do it
better than to use the words Of Lord Chatham in ST.
milar case "When the honorable gentleman
nothing he had better say nothing. '-Edgor.