Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22
re Mc Editors ii tie Eneu,y, .

Alessrs. Hayly and So,rhall the competitors
IN This Congressional Distric, were with rs TO-
dav, The lormer leading on in 4 speech 81 lwo
hours and, verify il is i rare fortune 10 listen 10
sacd S%'ets a. was delivered by that slalwan
champion and eloquent advocate Of j. ieIsonian
Democracy, Thomas II. BayIy, Esq
The Judge, III the opening Of his remarks, al
li,cd 10 a report that he came nigh defeating the
FofilIcatun Bill oi the last session. which had
been malicinusy circulated. and was cunninely
designed TO enlist against him many Of our ciii-
zens, who ieel deep interest in The appropriations
10 Old Point and the Rip Raps From The re-
ported proceedings of The last nights session,
contained in the National Inteligencer OF the
9Th March, he showed conclusiyey that, 50 lar
from irving 10 defeat it, or falling 10 exert his bes,
eliols in lis behalf, al time, when the 'lte mi
raS C0a>i5erld ioa'i 10 use The words Of The In
tcl9encer, the Senate Gaicriag 10 lis amendment
appiupfiatIn9 forty thousand dollars 10 the pre-.
servaiion OF Great Brewster Island in Boston
Harbor, and the House diSogrcsine thereto after
a motion 10 recedc by Mr.. Adams, and one Tor a
sscond conference by Mr.. Winthrop, had been
negaved By large majority Judge b., from
his Knowledge OF parliamentary rules made a
motion 10 ndtsrr MHd time, which sent the bill,
with the resolution, back 10 the Senate, and thus
coerced lha, body either 10 uccdt from is amrnd-
ment, or 10 assume the responsibility 81 defeating
the bill. They did the former, and The bill was
saved.
lie then proceeded, in STYLE remarkably per-
spicnons, iorcible and argumenlalive, 10 review
the Texas and Tariff questions showing from
the speech OF Mr. Rires, that The former was
sill DnS.n'c3ihal the great contest was Lct 10 he;
and therefore, il was vitality important that Rep.
rescnlati;es favorahe 10 her admiss ion under The
Joint resolutions should he elected Moreover in
me speech OF Senator Choate on The ratification
ol Tyler's Treaty, he argued, as did many lead
Ing Wings, that the only legitimate mode Of ac-
curing Texas was Ly joint resolution Of both
Houses. and 'tor, that il is proposed 10 be accom-
p!ished hv this very means, such legislation j.
construed inlo most llagranl violation of the
Constitution, ant Il papabie nraciiun OF is
plaine*l provisions. Just So with his opponent,
vino, protesting 10 he Il Texas man, occupie, the
singular attitude OF having opposed The treaty
and vet tcing, by some political sseldeman hos
tile 10 annexation under the Joint resolutions.
Truly, his friendship is as ialal as hi, haired.
Rather give us an out.and-out anii-1txaS man.
The Judge then adverted 10 The objections urged
by Northern Wings, especially he remark made
by John Quincy Adams, that il slavery was
abolished, he would 90 the Del Nortc tomorrow.
Mr.. Adams speech WAS delivered in February
Dismi>sins The subject OF Texas, on The Ia
iii he was equally clear and lorcib!e, lie show
ed, according 10 the Report 81 The Secretary al
the Treasury, that by the year lS,3 there would
be, calculating from The data Row before MS, a
surplus Of hlly millions in The Treasury. and hy
The year 1865, an excess Of one hundred and TWEEN
" millions, after doirayins The ordinary expenses
Of The Government, and iqnidaline the public
dcLt; and that, even Al his linn, ;hrfc were somr
seven OF eight millions in The Treasury beyond
the wants Of Tie Government. The inevitable.
consequence oi such accumulation would be a
proilig1;e expenditure III the widest schemes oi
Internal Improvement in which the South oeI>
about SO 600 in ! COO 600, as was lhe ca,e IN
ils llaricr Bill vetoed by Mir Tyler.
Ia reply, Mr.. Sonihal! CONSUMED more than 4
moeiy oil his time in re!;.ln@ certain rulnor> re-
.pectn2 Il correspondence hal look place be-
tween The Judge and himself about The period
81 The canvas last Spring. pretclmilting Texas
and the Tariff, he endeayorc,i 10 show that Judge
3 had been an advocate 81 The principle OF Dis
ribuiinn in the Virginia Legislature; an Effort in
which lie signaily failed. Alter expressing his
concurrence in he views laid down Is Mr. Polk
in his inaugural on The TarIti, ana mere alln-
zion 10 Texas, Judge 3. resumed the di>cnseI"n
and commented with great effect upon HE clam
OF Mr.. :. la lm considered The friend Of Texas,
when il he IS } we're clecied, he would Slam The
door al a,nls>IJn III her lace, instead o. cS'dih"
The curdia! grasp oi genuine Hospitality. Nh. ,.
relones!, a..d lEc discussion coscG. Now, Me>Sis
Editors the warncst admirers 81 the Judge NAV
well be rroad ui lie display made this day. Mr.
s. is a clever iellow, ard in a ease Of special
pleading is almost lotentia'; In when he comes
10 anayzs aud discus, The great topics oiihe day,
he came, nrmree with Bayly. Lap'r Congrce
us ickM! HaIdlv in The annals 81 Legislation
has any politician attained 10 such an eminence
in 50 b.iefa period an! richly does lie merit the
compliment OF l;s,ingni~ei member Of Con-
ere>s iion 5. c., that he stood al The head al lhe
Virginia Delegation" WimRs nt.t pres In
past lines, il was 10 he vote OF Elizabeth CITY
That The s,aunch Loyal owed his election over his
competitor, Newion-May it he Ter high priyi-
Iene again 10 return ore WHO is the ornament and
pride Of his District. ELIZABETH CITY.
n. p. Chisman will lie elected over Brown,
from this county and Warwick Dem. sainj
\.r Thatnr.srti nj Mississipbi Wl1 was an