Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-23
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

viii adjourn TO day. Last evening The Senate
adopted resolution that, with the consent oil Inc
House OF Delegates, they would adjourn Today
sine die. The business has been all transacted,
with the exception OF two bills, which were laid
over till this morning-and others which were
laid on The table, not 10 be again called up. The
enrolled bills will be signed to-day, and boih
Houses finally adjourn
Yesterday afternoon a resolution was unanl-
mously adopted by the Senate, thanking W.T.
Speaker Scott for The ability, dignity and impair
TALLY with which he has presided over its delibe-
rations The Speaker acknowledged The comp'i-
men in few impressive and eloquent remarks
and declared that he should regard il as most
precious memento throughout The TEST OF his llle'
Proceedings in full will be given tomorrow.
We learn that Messrs. Irving and Bocock mel at
Prince Edward Courthouse Monday last, ana that
Mr Irving proved himself too strong In agumehl ana
TOO well supplied with Irresistible facts, for the COM
fort of his adversary. correspondent from DuckhS
"The Wings Of Prince Edward are IN fine spirits. In
this county all is we'll Mosreys election certain ~
A majority of so TO Is yoles-lrvings about the same"
This is The Wing side Of the picture, as tur-
nished by the Times. On the other hand, we
present The following from Democratic source.
A private letter assures US that MIR. Bocock will
have majority in Prince Edward and the
Democratic candidate Tor the House carry the
county by respectable majority:
F1rtic Enquirer.
THE DEBATE IN PRINCE EDWARD.
Messrs. Editors We hal speeches Today
from our candidates for Congress. Mr.. Irving
opened The discussion in al able and ingenious
speech He passed BY all the questions al issue
between Wings and Democrats with the sweep
ing decia ration OF their utter insisnifiance IN
comparison with the war, and said The great alb
soIbing question before the people is acho Is ne
| outior Of The par? He tried 10 fix It's response
biity on Mr.. Polk. and his leading position was
that The President caused the war BY ordering
Grande, thus passing beyond the Western limi,
OF Texas and invading disputed territory, which
he also affirmed 10 be Mfriean territory. In
proof he relied chiefly on the fact that Mexicans
occupied farms villages and towns on This side
the Rio Grandc and claimed the territory for
Mexico.
MIR. Bocock eplied-callng attention 10 the
strange tact that Mr. had spoken OF no one OF
The many matters on which the parties are di-
yded. and had confined himself 10 the single
question cso made tie rar and hor7 He said
that Mr. l. had raised no practical question be-
tween himself and Mr. b., as the candidates Of
theltwo par,ies-that both agreed that the war
ought 10 be carried out, and either, if elected,
| would vote supplies OF men and money 10 do so.
After few pointed remarks on The tariff ques-
ton he attacked MIR. Is argument agains, The
| President and upset il. In conclusion, ne stated,
in reply 10 a question put by Mr. l., tina, he
would support The regular candidate ol The De-
mocratc party for President, ana il the election
should come before The House, and MIR. Cal
houn be before il as third candidate, he would
vote lor the regular Democratic nominee, rro-
yided he were approved BY Convention 81 Viz
snia Republicans, as usual; bul II he could not
be elected, he would take MIR. Calhoun rather
than The Wing. He said, here he wished his po-
silion to be distinctly understood. He was IN
admrcr Of Mr.. C.'s great talents and purity OF
| ite-bul he preferred his principles 10 men, and
| should be guided By the former in supporting the
| latter.
| Every one was delighted with the cordial good
| feeling between the rival candidates. There was
not the slightest approach 10 discour;esy or passion
on the part oieither. Each INDUCED in many sal
| lies OF wit a, The others expense. No Democrat
who heard the debate will ever see Mr.. Irving on
the stump without merry thought OF the "Corpo-
ral," and il that gentleman should again repeat 10
| a Prince Edward audience his anecdole OF the
Irshman who desired his enemy TO consider him
self eo,chided" his ears will again be stunned BY
shouts OF Laughter like those that shook the ar
to-day, when the anecdoe was SO Witty turned
upon himself
MIR. Bococls wins golden opinions wherever he
goes and il be should be defeated at the polls, il
will be only because he cannot speak at every
point in the large District which he now can
vases Tor the first time. Yours.