Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-29

In yindicaion OF The character Of Virginia, we
quote The following passages from The Washing
ION correspondent Of The Mobile Register. They
contain some hits worthy CT notice:
''The President, j, is believed, was not little
aunoyed during his late "Trip, 10 Old Point, with
the oi'icious attention OF sundry reporters whoira-
yelled with him, whether lie woulA or moi, and oi
course did not fail 10 despatch bulletins "a Ia
dngioas" Two or three times day Tor publication,
living true and faithful account OF The progress
q his tourney. This sorl OF Thing may do well
enough over ihe water, bnt save u from IL here,
say |. No man abcminales a iuss more than the
present Chief Magistrate, who, in manner and
habit j. a plain and unrrelcnding as any plan.
ter in the Stale 81 Alabama. expect il he ever
wished for absolute power, it was on this nip; that
he nigh, rio himseiioi The constant surveillance
Of those who watched L. pub. as well as these who
watched 10 damn him in The public estimation
f,r self-eleced delegates 10 attend 10 both these
good Offices were al his coat tail.
As The impression thai The good folks in Vir-
ginia are famous for wanting Office from The Fe-
acra Government is 50 common, may as well
>ay 10 you thai, however much they may have
wanted ii, certainly no man asked for il, Tor him
SCI; or another, while The President was within
The limits OF the State This tells quite as we'll
for thr universal good breeding Of the sons Of The
Old Dominion. a by way u reiaiation 81 The
common SANDER on them about their excessive
desire tor employment uncef Uncle sam.
The Federa!i,ts iaihiS region o: country have
since Tho Adjournment OF Congress, been tick
lng themselves it'll The idea that Mr. Benton in
tended ~ make ~ onslaught on Inc new Tariff
hill next Winter lEdred they themselves have
pretty much gwen Up all idea Of agilaling The
question further al present, that is in Congress-
i'hey however, had hopes that Benton would
head sort OF fshy Democratic war on il. But,
alas in this, as i'll almos every thing else they
have made erroneous calculations. From what
| learn from reliable quarter, Mr. Benton may
lie depended on 10 resis. any and every effort 10
alter or amend Inc bill So as in any manner 10
affect lis principles ic is It's friend even more
thoroughly than when sufficiently 10 vote for il.
lie is said 10 laugh heartily al their calculations
on him.
The Clay wing Of the whis party have moi viii
lnsy gwen up heir laic determination II make
hight mex winter On this question. In ruth, Tie
iafuence OF The manufacturing capital oi the
NORTH aTosi IN mosse threatening 10 dissolve lis
connection with The party in other regions oil the
Union, alone convinced them that their efforts TO
ruin the business prosperity their followers, Tor
Political effects, must he stopped, if they would
hope longer 10 maintain anything like their pre-
sent party organization. They will OF course
| bring forward sort of proposition 10 restore The
rarfi OF lsi2; but il will mol be urged seriously
nor viii they make much noise over il, for II Will
IT, intended solely for The purpose 81 covering
their lelrea,--of hiding the tact that they have
abandoned all determination again 10 agiiaie Ire
question. rs was threatened by Webster ani OH
eis on the passage III The bill