Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-12
RICHMOND, THURSDAY, JANUARY
THE STATES.


THE STATES.
PrxssyLyAxIA-Tie Legislature was organized on
the 81 INST ty elec!ing Mr. Cfispin, of Ph,Adeph'o
county, Speaker Of the Senate, and ii: Is Wright Of
Luzcrne Speaker of the House-boh Democrats -the
former by majority Of 4, and the latter Is In The
House w j. Andrews elected Clerk, William
Harms. Door Keeper, and E. NJ. Sledman, Serseantat
arms-all OF the Republican party. Various resolutions
we're offered in both branches, all OF wh!ch were post
poned for The present Among them one Tor the DIS
trc,ing the State another to call IN the Keller notes
and pay the domestic c-edors end another 10 abolish
the Court of General Sessions. AL IL . cicck Inc
Message Of the Governor was delivered texPataies
with great force upon the state oil Inc tunes, and the
finances of PENNSYLVANIA |, states "he whole amount
of the present funded debt of the State exclusive OF the
deposile of the surplus revenue, at $31,a7,Ios "a
The State has always met the payment OF lie interest
upon the public debt with punctualty, until the SENT
annual payment due on the Ist of August as;; when,
for want of adequate provision Tor That purpose ce
fcates of the amount due 10 each holder of the stock
were issued bearing interest of six per cent, able
in one year. ngreeaby 10 the act passed the 9th day OF
July last. 1t became the imperative duty OF The
Legislature TO make provision as well tor It's payment,
as for the payment Of the interest falling due on The lsl
of February and August next.
The Governor recommends the passage ct law
providing for the election OF members Of Congress,
one OF the subjects demanding their early ate n'lon
The apporonment of members OF the two HOUSES
of the General Assembly is also matter in which
the people are deeply interested, aud which will,
Of course claim your mos, careful considera-
ton The basis of an apprrIlonmcnt bill on this
subject should be equality, luirIess and justice to
oil sections of the State. In no other manner can
the various interests be faithfully represented
The fundamental principles of Republican Govern
ment and Constitution, guarantee these rights
to every county in the State The appointment bill
pa ssed on 10Th June 1885, will not, conceive, be re
parded as a precedent, example, but beacon,
to be Stunned by every legislator who understands and
is honestly DESTROYS of carrying into execution the
iniunctions of the Constitution No extraneous consi
deratons can Justify departure from II, and en- all
occasons when departure has been attempted 1t has
recoiied with len fold force the heads o! those by
whom II was made.
1t has been determined to 60 into the Election of
IT, S. Senator on Tuesday ast-and we had presumed,
of course that there would have been opposition 10
the re election Of the accomplished James Buchanan-
but Harrisburg Correspondent OF the Phladeiphla
esprit of the Tunes writes The eth, that there will
be an attempt to defeat HIM OF course, it must fail
On the Sd, there such plan IN agitation, as up-
pears from the following letter in The PhIaceph
"Sentirel
ssHarristure, JIM 3, ls43 1t is very gratifying to
find SO mu CHI unanmi.y pervading the Stale Of Penn
.ylvania III relation the election OF the Hon Jas
Buchanan 10 the Senate Of the U. ). His great intel
ectuul powers and devotion TO the best interests OF the
country, Justly en,llle him high runk among the
first men Of nation. Pennsylvania may well be
proud of such distinguished representative in our
Senatorial Council"
Ngw YonK The two Houses assembled in their
respective Chambers on the Sd. The Lieutenant
Governor Dickinson took the Chair Of the Senstr.-
Mir George II Davis, of Rensselaer, (Denocrat,l was
elected Speaker of the House; II. N. Wales, of AL
bany, Clerk, &c. Governor Bouck, whose lnaugu
ration took place the previous day. in presence Ut
large Of citizens and strangers a. the capitol
sent in his admirable Message on the i'st day of the
session. The movements Of the Legislature promise
Krsrrckr--lIer Legislature assembled at Frank.
fort on the 3lst December. Mr.. Thomson, the Lieu.
tenant Governor, took the Char of the Senate And
John L.. Helm elected Speaker of the Honsc
the fourth ballot by eight minority, over Mr.
G. S. Morehead, the regular Clay cand'date-
Mr. Thomas j. Helm was unanimously elected
Clerk. The Governor, (Mr. Letcher,) III his Mes
upon the duty of TIE General Government to furnish
some fixed circulating medium, "eIther through The
agency Of wellregulated National Bank, or, in some
other mode equally salulary and efficient but no
says, we have been deluded and tortured, from time
TO time with experiments, expedents, and substitutes,
all to no useful purpose and now Government Tx,
chenuer financial coniryance is proposed, which, 1t
adopted, fear will have no better effect. lie again,
for The third time presses "the necessity OF good,
substantial permanent Tariff, afording ample reve.
nue. and, at the time, just protection TO our own
home labor, when coming in competition with foreign
He regrets the repeal of the Distribution law,
but hopes it is suspended "only for shor, period =
He eprobaes any further increase OF the State debt,
for purposes of Internal improvements EN-.
phaicay the unanimous vote of the last Legislature
and says, "Repudiaton and Kentucky nre words not
made for each other -(nor is Reputation and Vir.
GINA any more in unison with each other)
II is the Pce Of Profession that any man, what
ever may be his morals his manners his primo
ca associate himself with the press and abuse it's prvi
eges for the qualification of the lowest passions Such
man pleads the liberty of the press, in for s
ninusncss LIE casts his noned arrow. around