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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-04
HedHcsday, MARCH ].

The reading of the journal was dispensed with, and
reports were submitted by Messrs Young, Bates, Smith
and Woodbury..
Mr. hlOREHEAD moved 10 take up the House bills;
il being TOO late in the session pass upon bills or
gnating in The Senate except by suspension OF The
rules,
large number of private bills were read third time
and passed.
Mr. YOUNG of Illinois, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals reported back the Senate, Senate
bill No. AZ, heretofore referred 10 that COMMITTEE,
"panting additional quantity of land to the State OF
Illinois, aid in the completion OF the Illinois and
Michigan Canal with recommendation from the
committee favor of IFS passoge The bills as follows:
Be it enacted By tho Senate ana Ho"Se Of Represea.
totpes Of thc United Sates Of 1merica IN Congress
ssembed, Tina, in addition 10 the LANDS heretofore
Granted 10 the State OF Illinois, for the purpose OF
sistnp in the construction of HE lilncis and Mlchl
osn Canal" there is hereby granted 10 The sald Slate
the further quantity of four hundred and seventy
eioht thousand FIVE hundred and seventy eight acres
10 mid in the completion Of SAID work The sad a"d>
n be selected by an agent, agents. 10 DC appointed
nv The Governor OF the said State III sections, halt
sections quarter sections. and half quarter sections,
from any of the unreseryed lands belonging TO the
United States, within The limits OF the said State
Provided that such selection shall De made under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury OF the
limited States and shall not extend to any lands TO
which the righ, of pre- empton may attach under the
existing laws Of Congress.
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which being ordered, Iesulted-yess 37, nays 40, Us

which being ordered, resultedyeas l37, nays ~, Us
follows:
feas-Messrs Adams Allen, Shcrloch J. Andrews,
Arnold, Arlington, Aycsisr, BAKER, Barnard, bia
lack, B,rdseyt, Blair, Bol.dman, Borden, Bolts
Bovine, Briggs. B'oason, Wm. Butler, Nm o. buueF,
Patrick e. Caldwell, Calhoun, JOAN Ctnpbtii "ii'
Il. Campbell, Ihos. J Campbell, Cafui @fs, vary
Chapman, Childs, Chiteaden, Chn;on, Coles gar"
~. Cooper, Cowen C5anston, Cfawiord, lfosS' Iosh'
ing, Daniel, Garret, DAVIS, Rchi ID. DAVIS, Dsoerry,
Doig, Everett, Fessenden, Fillmore, John G Floyd
Fornance Thomas + Foster, Gamble, Gates, Gen.
try, Giddngs, Patrick &. Goode, William o
Goode, Gordon, Graham, Granger, Hail. Harris,
Henry. Holmes, tiouck, Howard, HUBBARD, Hud
William ". lrwin John P. Kennedy, Lewis, Linn,
Lrtleisld, Robert Mcclellan, McKen"an, Mallory,
Alfred Marshall, Thomas T. Matslali, Mathiat, Mat
tocks Maxaell, Maynard, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan,
Peudleion, Pickens, Powell, P-otit, Ramsey Benjamin
Randall, Randolph, Rancher, R'dgway, Riggs, kod
ney, Roosevelt. William Russell, J. VI. Resell sal
tons,a Saunders, Sewc, Sheppard S!adc, a;a"iy'
S,okely, S;ratloG, A II. Ii Stulrt, Joho I STUART
Summers .5unef ;al.ac.tu, R:cbard ". ihpmp
son, Tilnghas;, ro!and, Tripeil, Tfotti, Trum5u;i
Underwood, Van Buren,, Ward, Waltefson, west
brook, Edward ID. White, Joseph l. White, nos.
w, Williams, Christopher II W'ii'aEs, Joseph l.
Williams, Winthrop, Wise and Yorke-l37
.Nays-Messrs l.. w. Andrews. Anterior, Beeson,
BOYD, a. V. Brown, G. Brown, Burke, Casey, Ora
yens, Dean, J. c. Edwards, C. A Floyd, Gerry, CD
meF Hopkins, Houston, G. J. lnserso, Jack Z. Jchn-
son, Keim, A. Kennedy, A. Mcclellan, Mckay, Nc
Keen, elarchand, ,alhcws, Medill, Mef'wether, Mi
Ter, Newhard, Payne, Rayner, Reding Reynolds Shaw
Shields. Steenrod, Thompson and Turney-1o
The bill vas therefore passed
Mr. ALLEN of Maine moved reconsideration OF
the by which The b!i passed. aud the previous
question the notion
The previous question sustained, and the recon-
sderaon put and lost
Mr.. l.. w. ANDREWS moved that the House ad-
journ.
Mr. BRIGGS inquired whether this was not the last
day bills could be the Senate.
The SPEAKER replied that 1t was, unless the House
should suspend IT'S rules.
Mr. MckENNAN asked for the yeas and nays on
the motion to adjourn; but they were not ordered
Tellers (Nlessts. Briggs and Welle) were ordered
the molten, who repor!edayes 20, noes not count
ed
So the House, at quarter pas o'clock, adjourned.
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FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The Senate of Virginia did right in rejecting the
bill from the House of Delegates, this subject.
If there had been other objection to the bill, the
fact, that the Blue Ridge retained as barrier be-
tween the Districts on the Eastern and Western sdes
an insuperable one. There has been maintained
too long The State an Eastern and Western feeling:
What time can be more favorable than the present to
break up that feeling at any rate in part: The people
of the Valley and those of the Piedmont country
der The foot of the Ridge near neghbors connected
by social intercourse, ntermarriages, and business
transactions. The mountain ia not such an impedi-
ment as to prevent their being politically connected
The cultivation Of tobacco and raising stock have been
the chief difference in their agrc ultural pursuits;
these, however, are less than formerly. In fact
every consideration Of policy and proprety to
demand, that they should be no longer kept asunder
Are not the people Of Bedford better acquainted with
the people Of Botetour than they with the people
of Madison and Green' Are there any two counties
that have more intercourse than Augusta and Abe
marie.
Indeed, The mountain should be crossed throughout
its whole extent, so 10 throw the two tiers of coun
ties on each side of it, into many districts as they
will make. Do this, and 10 few years there will De
less said about Western interest and Western feeling.
We ought to be one people, and every thing should
be done 10 affiliate and harmoni1e our citizens.
May not suggest to the busy manufacturers OF dis
tricts to try this plan. and il they cannot make il
work. The wide and often impossible rivers in The
lower counties, seem to have been crossed without
scrupe. But enough only intended 10 throw ou
this suggestion for consideration. A FARMER
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Mr. EDMUSDs OF HALIrAx.-We shall present our
readers next week with the speech delivered by this
gentleman, the motion 10 postpone indefinitely the
Stay law. II IS admitted all hands that it was the
abest speech that delivered and there is equally
general concurrence o! opinion in the fact that its ar
guments, after all the speeches OF the Stay law advo
Gates had been concluded, remained wholly
We feel sure, tina; all who read it wil recognize the
force OF the Argument, and will fully in the Sc
veral positions therein assumed We take occasion 10
bespeak for il in advance careful perusal We are
reoced 10 find that public sentiment ESQ far as we ha
had an opportunity to ascertain t) fully us,les the
Legislature in rejecting this measure We are satisfied
that relief laws will do good. Dr. Brockenbrou
in bis address to the INK Sockholdes told them thai
she Banks must ,oork through their difficulties" 81
il is with the people-they must cork through.
fTGAeY Star
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GRIIIfARY

DIED, last night. l2 o'clock, the 9th session Of the
Congress OF the L. s. History will write lis Disgrace
ful Epitaph. 1t was Wing Congress, spreading over
the greater part of two years. by Extra and prolonged
furnishing no relief to the People, retrench.
ing no great expense Of the Government reforming no
important branch OF the pubic servce-inceasing the
public debt to fearful degree-passinga protective Ia
riff, which defents the great purpose of revenue-Ds.
tribulion and Bankrupt laws, which they after
wards compelled to repea-thus destroying, one of
the Speakers of the last evening said, its own spawn
1t was a rump Congress, passing laws only to repeal
them-and equally distinguished by spasmodic excuses
and dsgracefu reversals May never look upon its
I;ka orain
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W.sulse1ox, March /, lS43

The Hon. Henry A. Wise has been nominated to
the Senate, by the President of the United States, TO
be Minister Plenipoehliary and Envoy Extraordinary
70 France.
/, is rumored and believed, that Mr.. Forward has
temporarily Withdrawn his resignation of Secretary oil
t, Treasury the effect of which will be 10 enable the
President TO defer until after the Adjournment OF Con
gre.s The changes winch are proposed to be made in
The Cabinet.
At The election held last week, in S Carolina, for
Representatives TO the Congress, John Camp bel
was re elected without opposition.
Robert Barnwell Rheil was re elected, by conside
rabe majority, over Mr. Trot,, (also member, J
whom The late apportionment had thrown into the
same district with Mr.. Rhett.--Nut. Int
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RICHMOND. SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
THE STATE CONVENTION.

/
The Democratic Convention of the end of March, is
one of the largest and most respectable bodies when
have ever met in Richmond In point OF NUMBERS, !,
considerably surpasses It's "illustrons predecessor
| the b,asied Wing Convention OF the END February
in resocct 10 talents we confidently assert IS decidedly
;is superior The members were considerable, that
numbers could not obtain seats, or even comfortable
stations in the large Hall Of the House Of Delegates,
and the Convention ad0Urned next morning 10 Inc
sDacious Old Bapts: Church They were under no
necessity to exc their numbers by gong upon the
hinways and inviting strangers from counties, whence
,bev had no take their Seats az the
p,eat Wing Convention. The Democratic Conven-
lion had at least $50 members-ali told The Conven'
lion will scarcely adjourn till tonight and we earnestly
coniure every member TO remain at MS posi-, 10 60
through his duty in the proper spirit When Demo-
Gratis como up to the Tabernacle they ought 10 finish
their offerings at The altar though they may see three
roinqs down Of the sun. One day more devoted to
their counry-fo much of veal for years TO come, de-
pends upon their consultations properly ana oeiioe
| ratrly, and numerons'y conducted
The Convention parted last ght III great harmony
Nav they continue so to the end of the session They
will have to meet the question OF time, pace ana man
mr. of appointing our Delegates TO the General Con
vention. The other States expec, 1t from u.s. Our
own citizens expect it, If the friends OF The candi'
dates disagree they should conciae and compromise
We must not by our dscords corrupt own ranks
and encourage the Wings to go on with The schemes OF
nummery and abuse with which we were conversant
IN 1910 We must not tempt Mr.. Tylers friends oy
the hopes Of our divisions TO abuse the patronage ana
power OF office 10 buy up adherens tor him. In wotu'
# dscord springs up in ranks, long as is kept,
it will scatter infection and corruption through the
whole mass Of the community. And It, at last, We
shaud be beaten by foiies, We should iur-
nish another example 10 shake the confidence OF man
IN The capaci,y of the people To govern themselves
Tho who's shook that confidence in lo1O-Sha!l WE
shake in lsii: Whoever contributes 10 THIS result
up,r his head ought The mountains to fall
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Coke of Gloucester, Leake of Albemae, Bra1ton and
R. G. Scott, all in impressive and animated terms
Col W. c. Parker of Petersburg was called upon
bat we regret soy he prevented from addressing
them by indisposton The Committee of % not being
prepared to repor, the Address, the Convention ad-
ourned till this morning at 10 O'Clock
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From the Cincinnati Republican, Pe5. &C.
EINE AN LOSS OLE IlEEtI


We have seldom had occasion to record so distress.
ing n calamity fell upon our city yesterday Abou.
four o'clock IN the afternoon fire broke out in the
Pork House Of Messrs. Pugh and Avord, upon the
canal, between Valiant ard Vine Streets.
The fir commenced in the SGIokr House, which was
full of meat. From t'iis there issued dense cloud oi
black smoke 70. than half hour after the FIRE
vas discovered, before il burs, forth IN flames Mean
time all the other parts OF the establishment had be
come filed with the smoke Of The burning meat, and
the same dense cloud was beginning 10 gush from the
roof of the main building, as from that OF The Smoke
House. AT the moment The flash Of fame Issued from
the latter, it gnited the gas generated by the com
bustion of the meat, and the whole blew up an IN
stant-the brick walls falling upon the fremen and
Others who were engaged near the premises.
We have moi been able TO learn with accuracy the
loss of life, do think it certain that all the bodies
have yet been recovered
II. ID. Edmonds, Joseph Bonsa Caleb ". Taylor,
and - Chamberlain, were all the names we could
learn with certainty Of those killed. Several others
said 10 be dead, and number badly wounded
SUNDAY hloRSISG, 6 o'clock.
We have again visited the of destruction, and
it presents horrd spectacle We are unable TO learn
any additional particulars this morning: but the nfor
nation obtained last night s substantially correct
Persons were engaged during the night in removing
and searching the for persons still supposed t, be
buried beneath. We could not learn that any bodies
found after we left the scene, at midnight The
search will be prosecuted to-day.
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.

TIE APPORTIOSMENT BILL.
The Legislature hive been more than two months IN
session. and The Congressional Elections take place
the 4th Thursday Of April inert month)-and to thls
moment Apporonmen bill has been d-and
really as present appearances arc, there seem TO be as
few chances Tor lis passage, rs there @ere month ago
bill passed the House ,hnn two weeks ago. 1t
had been al least ten days before that bcdyand after
long discussion before them, it had hcen adopted in
spirit of Cancellation and compromise went up to
the Senate. The West arranged in six Districts;
and the East in nine-and though srery section every
member was not satisfied, las who cond expect they
would be , yet it seemed to be agreeable to the great
mass Of the Democrats-even some Of the Wings were
content with the justice of the arrangement Some oil
the Wings did indeed complain, though upon their own
showing and according TO their own test vote OF lS40
they might carry five or six districs-and as for the
Republicans, they hope 10 save the Buckingham, the
Metropolitan, and the Caroline Dis.rcls-w whilst two
only were supposed 10 be abandoned 10 the enemy.
In this state of the case, The bill went up 20 the Sc
nate few of its members became dissatisfied, and one
or two, who ought to have been corent with the ar
rangement, have become squeam;h and clamorous,
because their Districts were not exactly cut
cording to their taste. They have now had this bill
before them near two weeks. They went into Com
mittee Of the Whole upon il. They amended 1t. They
went out OF the Committee, and rejected all the
amendments and then rejected the whole bill. They
then agree to reconsider it, and referred the old bill TO
Committee of fifteen, and they new Eammering
away at il, and Heaven knows when we shall have
Apportionment bill, or whether shall havr al
all Is this acting the part of statesmen, oe of pas
slonate children In The time, the time sweep
ing on 10 the election, and there will not be time
enough, in many of the Districts for The people to or
ganze, to hold their Conventions, ard the candidates
10 go round, especiayn The large districts, and show
themselves 10 The people, and declare their sentiments
appeal then, 10 The Senate TO arouse, end DO then
duty al once Amend the bl-wiIl The House agree to
it VIII they break up scheme which was SO de-
beratey adopted, after much sacrifice on the alto
of compromise ask especially the Senators from
Chesterfield and Wythe The eyes Of the country
upon the Senate. God send them and a safe de
lverance FREEMAN
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The RED RIVER FLooD.-The Southern papers give
melancholy account Of the loss Of life and property
by the rise of the Red River. Amid the general dis.
trsss Capt Crooks, of the steamboat Hunter proceed
ed TO Mill creek and rendered the sufferers every pos
sble succor IN his power, going from place to place,
picking up the survivors from the tops OF houses and
trees; thus rescuing from watery grave seventy five
or hundred persons Some were necessarily left to
perish in the cane and timber, there was no possible
way OF reaching them-their cries often being heard
above the Of the element. Six families Of Indians,
il miles this side of Jonesborough, reported lost,
and Col. Milan of Kentucky, with lady, his niece,
and Mr.. Mckinney, pershed. !, thought that over
hundred lives have been lost between Fulton and
Jonesborough-how many we, yet, cannot with Ger.
tainly predicate,
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REPUTATION IN FLORIDA. -The Legislative council
OF FLORIDA has decided by large majority tina, the Ter
r.ory bound 10 pay the bonds issued under the
authority Of previous Legislature. The doctrine OF
Reputation is recognized in IT'S broadeet sense and
Their instance Of voluntary self abasemenl offered for
the consideration ct the civilized world
MI Floyd offered protest, in The name Of bic con-
suents against this disgraceful transaction; but il
was not allowed 10 be spread upon the journals. The
repudiating resolutions carried by of 22 10
4. Those who voted against them were Mcssrs Gro
matie De la Roua, Floyd and Knowles. They deserve
to have their names handed down bright and shining
lights in a season Of darkness and gloom.
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Mr. CALHouS.-A letter has been received in town
which informs that Mr. Calhoun will take this route
on his return home after the close OF the present
sion Of Congress- and will spend day two here to
NEE, his friends. He however declines to accept the
invitation to public dinner rendered him by citi
zens He may be expected by the Osceola, which
will probably nrrve here on Sunday morning.
Portsmouth Old Dominion
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CONGRESS-

WAsn,sorox, MARCH 1.-The Senate, in the early
part of the day, passed bill extending the charters o
he District banks for ten years, from the time Of thu
expiration OF their presen. charters; but in consequence
of refusal suspend the sixteenth joint rule, (Which
prohibits the sending bills originating in either House
10 The other during the last three days of the session.
still remains in The possession of the Senate. Tn,
hill for the payment Of The balances due Massachusetts
for disbursements during the late war with Great Iri
tain about which there has been so frequent discussion
was also passed to day, but IS in the predcamen
pended to morrow, 10 permit them to be sent to The
other House, there is no probability that either car
receive the sanction Of Congress al this session The
remainder of this days session occupied IN actor
upon private claims, which had already passed tn,
other House. The industry OF the Senate in disposins
of b,lls of tia. character will be evident by reference
the congressional columns GtoJe.
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We have 10 record the destruction of another beautI'
full country in the vicinity Of Richmond. Powha-
TAM the of Mr.. Robert A. Mayo, was reduced TO
ashes, a: an early hour Thursday night II was the
old celebrated site where Powhaan supposed to have
pitched his wigwam-and it is near Mount Erin,
which was consumed last year.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


comment. Let the public judge now far the Madiso.
man has met the issues in question:
Ought the Madisonian the allegation, tia,
handful, Warnins TO The Democracy, was printed al It's
Office;
We ask piece c information from lis editor IL
give il 10 U.S. We see stated in the New Tapic" OF
the lh in letter Washington Correspondent of the 5h
that Tyler Wcklle bciH: ecregtously
hoaxed AT this tme by Focos New Jersey, who
nominate Presidenrybut IN the time, they
several Wing Postmasiers removed and their friends
poined The says removed the week past
bur SAYS that the scheme holding Convention humbng
Now held 10 the surprise Of manyahd
what want is whether the PoSimasters
We ask the Madonan 10 clear The skirts of the
Administration of such charge, because II has suspicious
comiiexion.-R Richmond Enquirer.
The Undergraduates are far from being PERTINENT
No has said The "handbill printed at the Ma
disonian Office that of. Every one who
reads the Madisonan knows that our sentiments are
the very reverse of those set forth in the handbll
alluded TO.
1t has been attributed TO Mr. Benton. We call upon
the Richmond Enquirer TO demand the 'sayc or ''nO'
of him.
The assertion in the Tropc is Clay Wing asser
ton. The Democracy of New Jersey have nominated
Mr. Tyler, and mean 10 support him. Changes IN post
Offices have taken place in New Jersey well MS other
States, and doubtless, take place Whether
or not the Democracy have been purchased with the
post Offices is matter which the Democrats will
doubtless answer themselves
Let the Richmond Enquirer put the question to
IL, tf1y;c
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Extract Of a euer from Wnshington Gin, dasse

Extract OF II haer from Washington City, dated
"FEgarAKy 81.
ga few days since the Supreme Court, without diff
fculty, decided upon case from Illinois, in which
The constuonay of the stay or relief laws OF that
State was contested, that all stay laws unconstitu
lona on the ground that they impair the obligation of
contracts guaranteed by The Constitution Of the U.
States.
1.-the arrangement of the Judicial Circuits has
been made in accordance with the Of last session,
which, as you are aware, passed by the present
Wing Congress, and had It's origin in design 10 drive
from his seat lie Supreme Bench the fearless and
upright Daniel Of our own State. According TO The
new arrangement, Chief Justice fancy will sit in Vir
ginia and Judge Daniel goes TO Mississippi aud Ar
kansas. The Judges route vii! be nearly all The way
by water and BY steam
'We, you the Bankrupt law has been speaed-
absolutely and entirely II has gore. The last sad
lict of MIR Clays memorable extra session has been
swept away There now remain our statute books
nothing but the appropriation acts for the members
own pay, TO tell the tale 10 uury that such session
Of Congress was ever called. Let it pass 1t will
henceforward only be looked upon an emblem that
the projects Of Whiggery are foredoomed."
a letter from Washington of the 2S,h February says
that "he President sent to the Senate yesterday the
name Of MIR. Wise Minister to France-who, OF
course, will be the Minister, should The Senate
firm the nomination MIR Forward, you yTow, has
resigned his situation Secretary Of the Treasury
1t was confidently believed yesterday that Mr.. Spen
Ger would take his place, but to day it is said Mr.
Cushing will occupy the vacant slippers. If this be
so, Mr.. Tyler has been induced 10 give up ar.
rangement, for the present at least, which |
he has had very much at heart. Mr. Webster, it was
said few days ago, about TO resign the pre- mer
ship, but he reluctant to let go his hold upon
power when the time for withdrawal arrives, and il
is believed that he has determined TO stay where
he is while longer
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The Democrats of Bedford met ut their Courthouse,
on Monday last, (Simon McNocll in the Chair0 and
nominated Col. Lewis McArther and Capt. VIM. n.
5leriwether as candidates for the county