Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-09

l5ci, by Inc people VI Virginia, '" "s'' P''1
meetings, are 10 be traced To the same source
Every day we receive and publish The proceedings
Of the people of Virginia showing that public IN
dignalion is genuine and ardent. The Wing Will
scarcely attribute them 10 "orders" from Wash
nylon. III does however, il insults not only The
press bu, the people.
The Wing states that Hill Carter, Esq has
been compelled by personal considerations TO de-
cline the nomination as The Wing candidate for
Congress in The Accomac District. We take
| this occasion 10 correct An error mo winch we
uere BETRAYED BY misiniormalion, viz that Mr..
Carter was a, the Hampton Convention and &C
cepled The nomination. We now hear iha' MI
| c.. was mol there.
We had intended taking bIe retrospect ol
the acts Of the Congress, which has Just gone out
Of existence. We, however, find in the Union
the following bird's-eye view, which we adopt
instead of our own comments. IL will be seen
,ha, the late Congress, while it has omitted some
imporan, duties, has yet "done The State some
service"
Close OF THE LAST SESSION OF THE 29TH Con.
sRgss.-This 29lh Congress- the report Of The last
davis proceedings OF which will be found in an
other parl OF our paper this evening" has lett
broad and strong mark Oh the foreign and do
mesic policy OF the country. Events and acts
| which will make an important parl OF The his'o-
nv Of the country, have rapidly followed one upon
another through both lis sessions During The
sessions OF this Congress three new States
Texas. Iowa and isconsin-have been admit
led into our Union and new Territory, under
The name VI Minnesota, has been organized
The territorial bill for Oregon has failed To be-
come a law; bnt The great Oregon question no
longer hangs gluomily over the foreign relations
o. the country. The establishment oi an equlta-
bic aud democratic revenue system, in the tariff
of 1876, has thus Tar FULLY answered, as reve-
nue. measure, the antcipalions O. its lIends-
The statement OF The Secretary of The Treasury,
published las, evening, shows the gratifying fact
| that the first three months OF the operation OF The
new tariff have Witnessed an addition 10 the re-
venue collected al the six principal ports OF
The Union OF more than eight hundred and sixty
thousand dollars over and above The amount
received al the same ports during The correspond
ing period of the last year oil The Tariff Of 1872.
Tie constitutional treasury, so long called Tor 10y
the people, has been established and lis capacity,
as a fiscal measure, has been put 10 The seveIesl
test in The conduct OF The fiscal operations Of The
Government during time of war. There can
be little doubt that il is regarded with growing Ia
vor BY the people, though il is unquestionahly TO
be regretted that some very desirable amendments
IA II including the establishment OF branch
min, in lie city Of New York, were lost in The
Senate in opposition 10 tue wishes oi large ma
j,riiy al that body, through the III judged AMI
iriy.lous interference oil Mr.. Senator Badger.
The bin providing for The construction Of four
war steamers al the first class, and for three dis
linct lines ofma sieameIs-one from New York
10 Liverpool. TO conss, Of five ships-oGe from
New York 10 New Orleans via Havana, also
comprising FIVE ships, with branch line from
Havana 10 Chaeres; and one from Panama, on
the Pacific 10 Oregon, and The intermediate ports,
will doubtless prove TO be measure oil high uili-
IL. The organization Of the Smithsonian insli-
lue, was an act vi justice 10 The memory OF IL
beral and public.spiri,ed phianlhropst, which
had been already TOO long delayed. lis to be re-
GREETED that the consular BILL brought 10 The al
lention Of Congress al an early period OF The last
session, by Mr. Campbell OF New York, has not
been acted upon; and il is especially matter Of
regret that The Senate should Yesterday have Jailed
10 pass the bill from the House providing Tor The
establishment of consular tribunals tor The pro-
lection of our citizens in China. The establish
ment of a Court Of Admiralty al Key West in
Florida, where So much ship-wrecked property IS
annually collected, is measure much wanted,
inconvenience.
The legislation OF this session, in view Of the
war with Mexico, has been important, and though
! 100 long delayed, will doubtless conduce to vim
| dictate The rights and sustain the honor OF The
country. The immediate wants oil the Treasury
have been provided for by The loan bill which
appears 10 be most skillully adapted 10 answer
| ils purposes in avoiding all sacrifice OF the pub
lie credit. The army bill will send new and most
efficient force into the field, and permission has
already been made by law and by Executive &C
lion. TO secure for il the service oil commanding
ability in its guidance and military organization.
| The three million bill, peace measure, 50
strangely opposed by the pro!essed friends Of
peace, and complicated SO premalurely and I'M
fortunately with ether agitaing questions, i, now
the law of The land, and will be found effective,
we trust, in facilitating negolialiGne, and in aid
| ing the visor OF our arms 10 bring The GaT TO
prompt and Satisfactory close.
OF The great measures recommended BY The
Executive, two only of primary and pressing I'M
| porlance have So far as we now Iecoiiec, Jailed
10 receive al least, in some modified form, Inc
assent oil Congress. These measures are the bill
for additional revenues, and the bill for the gra-
duation of The public lands. They were al last
| included in single measure reportac from The
| Committee Of Ways and Means, and bearing,
as they both do, upon The paramount interests oil
The country, and specially demanded as they are
in the present crisis, TO aid in sustaining The Gre
dit OF the country, we cannot too strongly express
our regret that they have failed TO become law.
The Democratic majority in Congress has fallen
far short of lis usual patriotism and foresight in
! permitting these measures 10 fail.
Deterrng Till another day what we may have
10 say in full detail of lhe proceedings Of This
evenliul Congress- we cannot forbear 10 allude in
this connection, 10 the deep and general express
sion OF regret and astonishment throughout The
! country that the Senate OF The UniIed States thai
high conservative department OF our government,
which slfar.hesl removed from the influences Of The
popular will, should have seen fit 10 devote three
or -four OF the last days OF its present session TO
proceedings designed 10 fetfer and humllaIe The
freedom of patriotic press pleading The canse,ol
lis country, perhaps in phrases OF 100 little cere-
mony, against lheiioreign Toe and against those
measures which seemed likely 10 impede and
embarrass the efforts vi our own government.
In prescribing US, the Senate has done us person.
ally no harm. Indeed. some OF our most enlight-
ened friends have congratulated Us upon the for
lunale position in which coalition between Mr..
Calhoun his corporaPs guard, and The fedora
party have conriyed 10 place us. The verdict OF
the whole country, as spoken out through The
press, and in various forms oil popular demon
sration, is strong and decisive against the whole
ululIFt, SpitIt duu IeSuN VI Tue WOlctuIHSS winch
aimed al our sacrifice. No reasonable man can
pretend TO doubt that The Senate has in this mat
ter placed itself in false position. Let US hope
that wiser ccuHsels WILL for the future, guard the
responsibility OF that high body bet,r The people.
In war OF the Senate against The press, the re-
suit cannot be Tor a moment doulfni. The Press
will assuredy prevail. The politicians who al
tempt 10 sacrifice il are doomed
The Democratic party OF The city Of New Or
leans have Just achieved another brilliant vcto-
ry. Al special election, held on The 27lh Feb
ruary, B. 6. Fonteneau, ESQ.,, the regular nomi-
nee Of the party was elected, by lis majority,
Representative in The Legislature from The 9Th
District, in place of L. ST. Martin, resigned