Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-23
RICHMOND, VA.
tuesday Morning. December %, 1915.
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Far he last fory-eght houIs The weather hdS
been intensely cold. Indeed, never Teco''cc' .
have eype rienoei colder night III Inns Ciy 'i'"'
,bc last hive seen no calculation oil me eSac
remncra,ure by the thermometer but JuGse from
the weather suage al The tips OF my hhSeis l'o''
ana ears. Three or four days aeolhe atmosphere
uas rs halny here as during the Indian summer
There i. perhaps, 10 place IN The ccnh'iy ""e''
the weather changes more frequently, or VIII
greater rap'Y: and vel consumption Is eXceeu
oely rare in Washington. To account iorihe az
most total absence OF that disease, where l''e
elcal cause Tor lis prevalence exists IN 50 remark
able a,iegree is loo much Tor my philosophy.
Neither House of Congress were in session
Yesterday. The impression is now obtaining 'ha
The Natives will fail 10 eela Especial COMMITTEE
10 report on The resolutions OF The Massachusetts
7 legislature. Al he close OF the first days de-
bale unnn The SUBJECT, there appeared 10 be lIt'e
douh, bu that they would be gratlhed m me re-
onest. Two OF The speeches agai inst iheli pfopo'
sitiop. made since--lhcse oi Judge Bayiy oil Vlr-
rinia and Mr.. Grover a new member from New
| York-bave, 70 use a vulgar saying, "knocked
Ihem mo the middle OF next week" The hrsI
OF these gentlemen argued, 10 snow that Con
oress had not The slightest control over The
| naturalization laws OF the county, lhat IS,
50 tar as these laws affect The right ol
The emisrant 10 vote. The determination OF
The qualifications necessary 10 entille an in
diyidnal 10 exercise the light OF suffrage,
no maintained, belonged solely 10 the govern
nens of the Individual States; for The Constitution
expressly provides thai such persons shall be en-
/ titled 10 vote for members OF Congress AS, under
The State laws, have the right 10 participate III
! The election OF members 10 the popular branch OF
State Legislatures. Upon This groundwork he
framed his speech. which was IS powerlulas you
might expect from him, when arguing upon an
! abstract question of Constitutional construction.
1 his tavore theme He certainly has awakened
The Democratic party in the House, 10 the ioa alb
4 sence Of power in Congress 10 NEEDLE III any
/ manner with the question OF suffrage.
4 MIR Growers speech was devoted 20 show ing The
improprieiy OF permitting the doctrines and mis-
statements Of Natveism 10 60 forth 10 Tie country
4 in The share o majority report from spccia!
committee. He argued with much earnesness
! and ability, 10 show the evils and injury which
must result from such action. The question on
The reference ot these resolutions viii probably he
/ taken tomorrow, alter the very eloquent, grace
| ful and furbelowed "Miss Betty Hunt, Gas he is
callc.n talks lwaddle TO empty benches Tor Sky
4 long minutes.
commence their arguments tomorrow. a strong
! immersion prevails that The law will not reach
him. There are some four OF five other indictments
ora similar character hanging over him. though
do moi know how far an acqnilia under the one
being tried would affect The issue oil lial> unlr!
The rest No one appears 10 doubt Il fact Of ms
crlminaity. The question is--,ioes the Law reach
The case
MIR. Calhoun and family arrived last evening
MIR. Bright, The new Senator from Indiana, had
MOI reached Washington up 10 five o'clock Tins
afternoon. lie is, however, expected by The West
ern cars TO arrive tonight.
In Senate, tomorrow, il is anticipated thai
their Committee on the Judiciary will report the
resolutions from The House Tor The admission OF
Texas, which were referred 10 them some days
since These will in all probability, be presented
Without amendment or alteration. Ii is not anti
cipa,ed that much dcbale will arise on them
| Mir. Webster will content himself with a briei ey-
PLANTATION Of his own position, and will, OF course
vote against Tie measure. Mr.. Mangnm ans
moor Berrien rW roic fer H. Two or three Nor
,hen Federal Senators are expected Ia object e
allowing the new Stale two Representatives
They will ground ihrir nrnc-;tnn Ia that part 81
The resolutions Of admission, on The fact that The
late vote on the ceplaEee oil HE Stale Constitution
only numbered 5l2 or rather, that The return:
made only exhibited that number Of citizens a.
participating. in The election. Returns, hy-'he-by
were not received from many OF The Comics
This as you will doubtless snrmi>t, will be {
weak Foundation on which IL base an argument
that Texas has TOO small population 10 be emf
lied when admitted, To two members III the Iloust
Of Representatives In The election in 1871 fo
the Presidency, .elween Houston and Burnett
thirteen thousand and five hundred votes were
pulled; and in many Of The counties al least one
half the population were slaves. Since that re
riod emigration has been pouring upon TeXa
BY sea and By land. Indeed, in single da1
within the last six weeks, twelve hundred emf
grants were landed al Galveston from Euror
ard the United States. Mr.. Saligny, the Frcncl
Minister 10 Texas reported officially 10 his ca
vernmenI some Two or three years ago, that Tn
population Of Texas was al least 100000.
looked on his estimate as being too high al tn
time, hui have no doubt that it is up 10 that mark
, al least, a, The present writing. These SAM
; Two or three gentlemen will also object, thai b.
Join, resolution, though appropriate Tor the ad
mission ofnew States carved out Of territory al
ready under the Jurisdiction Of the United State;
, is no, The proper mode OF ultimate admission
where The new Stale has heretofore always bee
under foreign government. They will mss
: lha il should be done hy formal act 10 exten
, our laws and jurisdiction over her. OF conrs
:, they will lake pains 10 conceal The fact, that tn
! admission Of Texas as Stale, &C u tcrm'n' cy
lends the laws oi the confederation over he
territory This position 10 be taken is 4 mer
party bubble utterly unfounded in reason. and
il true, involves Inc paradox that part of lii
Union is not subject 10 The laws Of the Union
> which, b. their very provisions. extend over a
!, The States and territories. The Judiciary Com
rpittee, il they anticipate trouble an this score
will probably take The bull by the horns" al III
. start, by reporting an acl (when reporting III
| 1.,,... .,.N f1r AZ -
y Of the laws Of The United States over her
10 authorize the Presi,!rn, 10 designate and es
tablish temporary ports OF entry on her coas
and 10 appoint The necessary officers for III
:. collection of the revenuc-to establish an Unite
= States District Court within her limits forthwith
and also, TO designate post offices and post roads
: and To appoint pos,masiefs &c, &c, 10 serve IN
y i'll her Representatives and Senators shall hav
y taken their seats in Congress and stand ready {,
advise thai body in The permanen, arrangement
. in The premises 10 be made hereafter.
/ | am satisfied that no other objections 10 th
) immediate admission of Texas will be urged i
The Senate with any thing like seriousness.
: these bubbles were not adopted By The opros
. lion, some others would be, you may RELY on i
e 50 II is, perhaps we'll lha, they have fallen o
such as arc likely give little trouble or apnoy
n ance.
: The impression maie--in The strect-by IN
L late news from Europe is, that We Shall have h
s war. Public opinion Tin England) appears |
have generally suggested the pTopriety OF a
offer from Britain 10 divide the territory by III
5 49lh degree Of North latitude. 1t was of cours
G not then known that the United States had mad
! the Identical offer to The British Plenipo,enar,
a If the tone Of The English press is indicative
k popular feeling, The ha'ion will he indisnar
$ against Mr. Pakenham for the rejection of III
o proposition from MIR Polk, or asains; Sir Rob
r Peel if he rejection was according 10 his instrut
b lions The famine existing in lreland-ihe PAM
e in the money ma kct-lhe depression ollrade in tn
:, manufacturing districts and the crash anon
The railway stock dealers, will, il appears 10 M
force The ministry 10 settle the question asspced
" as possible They cannot, in The face OF lhes
mnoriuDate advocates for peace. on any term
+, venture 10 occupy position which their ow
!, people eyclam againsl as asking for more lha