Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-17
To tic Editors Of he Enquirer:
W,sutxGToS Cry Jal

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ID.
Per last adyices received here | learn that the
Legislature of Indiana have adjourned without
efleciing an election for United States SENATOR
Our friends from that Stale confidently anticipate
that our majority on joint ballot will be near
twenty al the next session oil their Legislature
So that after ALL the chances are ten 10 one, mat
Democrat, and not a Federali>t, vii! NIL The va
cancy about 10 occur in the Senatorial represen-
talion Of Indiana.
Per Morse's Telegraph, adviccs reached
Washington This afternoon, that Mr. Sturgeon
has been reelected 10 the Senate from Pennsyl-
vania He was chosen ON the first ballot.
The nomination of Col. Polk, (brother 10 Inc
President elect for foreign mission, has been
withdrawn from The Senate, as that gentleman &C.
clines the proflercd appointment. lie was absent
from This city when il was made, and, rs funcer-
stand, knew nothing OF the application made by
his friends, if such was made.
The Senate spent the greater part OF The day
session, i'm discussing bill 10 increase lhe pay oi
officers in the revenue service oil he Y. ,. Ihey
touched nothing else ofimporlancc.
In the House, MIR Burke, OF New Hampshire,
introduced Joint resolutions for the remuneration
OF Texas. ! shall moi transcribc lhen rs this al
lernoons Madsonian will carry them 10 you
When the House resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole Mr. Bowin oil Missouri occupied
lis attention for one hour in an able speech, IN Ia
vor of Texas. He was followed by Mr. Hardin
Of Illinois, in an Abolition speech, in opposition.
After he concluded, MIR. Severance, of Maine,
took The floor against reannexation; and alter The
expiration OF his sixty minutes, MIR. Hammett, oil
Mississippi, succeeded in catching the Chair
mans eye, and will continue The debate for the
first hour tomorrow Yours truly.
s-'r We cannot permit the above letter of our
excellent correspondent 10 pass Us, without no.
ricin. the circumstance Of Col Folks brother be-
ing appointed 10 office. We had seen j, stated
by the papers Of The preceding mail, that he would
be nominated as Charge FAtlaircs TO Naples, in
place OF Mr. Boulwarc, who rc;ircs. we could
scarcely believe the satement-bul The very sup
position gave us pain. We felt for himself, as
we'll as for his brother Mr.. Polk had lately VI
si,cd Washington-and il was already limited IN
The papers that he had sought the Office whilst he
was there: and that his acceptance oil II, whist u
uas little crcditabe 10 himself would have given
The friend, OF Mr. Tyler some claim upon his
brother. Such was the light in which II had been
already presented in The public prints. Ihcy
might have gone further. lis mlschiels would
have been extended to his brother, the President
elect. It would have been said next, that James
X. Polk had solicited from Mr.. Tyler an Office
whichhe could noldccen,ly have given TO his own
brother We are glad 10 understand that Mr.. j.
has declined the office. We honor him for his
forbearancc--We are sure that We need not call
upon J. X Polk 10 keep his skirts clear Of all ne
polism and OF all undue parlialilies in the DIS
pensa,ion of his official patronage. Let him
fall into this bundcr, and who would he surprised
al any body's asking for office Or who would
not expect 10 see The passion raging without de-
ccncv or moderation al Ediiow.