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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28
HOUSE OF
SATURDAY, March %, lS4S

SATURDAY, March %, lS4S.
A communication was received from the Sc
nate, which was read, and the amendments pro.
posed By the Senate were concurred in.
On motion Of Mr.. SIlEFFEY-Ordered, That
leave be given TO bring IN a bill 10 amend the
laws relating 10 the Election Of Electors for
President and Vice .Presiden, of the United
States; and tina. Messr.. Shelley, Moncure Of
Stafford, Harvre, Seymour, Anderson, Tate and
Cuwper, prepare and bring in the same.
The following engrossed bills were read a third
time and passed, viz:
A bill prescribing the mode Of raising funds
for appropriations from the public treasury for
internal improvement.
A bill 10 incorporate the Harrisville Turn
pike Company.
A bill 10 incorporate the Charleston, Ripley
and Parkersburg Turnpike Company.
a bill to create the 23d Judicial Circuit.
The title to this bill was amended on motion
of Mr.. SHEFFEY, and as amended was agreed
to, as follows:
An act concerning the Twelfth Judicial Cir.
cult.
A bill to amend tho act incorporating the
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany Turnpike
Company, passed March 20, ls47.
On motion OF Mr.. HARVIE, the engrosscd bill
regulating The States vote in Internal Improve.
mrnt Companies, was taken up.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. HARyIE,
TUNSTALL and STEVENSON. and resisted
by Mes,rs. SYME and RIVES, and rejected
ayes l8, noes IS.
RE-APPoRTIoSMEar
On motion Of Mr.. SNOWDEN,
The bill for the re apportionment OF delegates
and Senators throughout The Commonwealth
was taken up.
At the suggestion of Mr.. SCOTT of F., this
bill was laid on table; and on motion OF MIR.
WATSON, who intimated that he would not
vote for the bill, the vote rejecting the bill 10
amend The act entitled An Act 10 extend the ju-
| risdiction of the Commonwealth Of Virginia over
the county of Alexandria, passed March 18th,
| ls47, was recons!dered; and that bill then being
under consideration, it was amended by MIR.
THOMAS, and as amended, adopted-ayes 55,
noes "a, as follows:
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SPRIS AND SIMMER DRY GOODS
25TH MARCH. lSIS.

Gin bihuOb lOfo.
JOHN BOYD has received, and will continue 10
resC VI, from New YORK, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
Il sliend,h assortment of iadies'and geDtlemen's Dress
t;nods. He ASSURES his acquaintance, and the public rene.
taHu, that GuDis ore cheaper than ne erer kner them, and
hr Is determined To sell al 4 small advance. He ne.
sprctfulIy requests a cal fran all wishing Ia puf chase,
al l73, CORNER 18th and Broad streets, Shocko- i'll.
The aho:e i COPIED tom The Times and Com
piIei u Saturday last. We were told IN 1914,
hy The Wings, that "hish duties made low prices
and subsequently, told that The Democratic Tariff
Of 1916 would ruin The country. Now We are
told by our es,imable citizen, John w. Boyd.
good Wing authority, } that goods are cheaper
han he ever knew rhem"-whi!c facts demon
>trale that no "ruin" has followed The Democratic
Tariff o! 1916, bat that all the great ~iateyes,s Of
his country were never in a more furnishing and
prosperous condition. While The farmer gets
better prices tor the products OF his farm than he
did under The Tariff Of 1914, he is how enabled
10 buy his goods much ~cheaper-thus Saving al
both ends OF the rope. One fact is worth a thou
sand theories. LIE, the farmers, then, and all
who have goods 10 buy, beware oil Wing policy
and doctrines, and no longer listen 10 the decla.
ralions Of men who have labored 10 make you
believe The absurdity, that thigh duties make low
pricean
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28
PROFESSOR WYMAS

This gentleman has resigned the Chair Of .4natOmp
and Psychology in the Medical Department OF ~ilampden
Sidney College, TO enter upon the duties Of his new ap.
pointment as Professor Of Comparative -7na,omy in iar.
ward University.
Professor W. enjoys a mer,ed reputation for di,tin-
euished abilities and very high scientific attainmeuts.
lie viii prove an rmament to The venerable Institution
which now numbers him rs one Of lis able corps OF
Professors.
The Faculty Of the Medical College, it is understood
will, early in May, proceed 10 n nomination 10 fiji the
vacancy accustomed by Professor Wyman's resignation.
The Faculty nominate 10 the Board Of Trustees Of the
parent institutions, whose confirmation IL necessary 10
complete lie appointment.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

We have no desire to re enact the sedition
Law-being perfectly willing to leave ii to pub
lie sentiment to pass judgment upon the Rich.
mond Wing; a paper which, while it denounces
President Polk for high crimes equal to those oil
Louis Philippe, shrinks from an Impeachment
the remedy provided by The Constitution Tor suon
fragrant violations Of that instrument. what
will the reader think, is the Wings reason' 1t
ridicules the "wre,ched bugbesr Of an impeach'
ment by a packed jury :" troaigious! a short
time since, in the Oregon difficulty, the Wing
press were wont to laud the Senate to the skies.
oLook to the Senate was then their exulting
cry. No,c this same Senate is a ''pacsed eau
GUS" that would violate its sworn duties and JUS
tify a President in the enactment Of crimes,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

The New Orleans Republic learns through
Havana that the States of Central America have
made a movement against British interference
in that quarter:
at appears that on the 1lth of January,
Captain Lock, Of The British frigatc Alarm,
landed at the head Of seventy men, in the port
Of Truxillo, belonging to Honduras, and taking
military possession, forced The Governor 10 re
call his troops from the mouth Of the river
Aguan, under p~retence that they were on the
territory of the king of Mosquito, her Britannia
Naiesiy's ally. The Presidents Of the States OF
Nicaragua and Honduras, Seniors Guerrero and
Lindo, have protested against this high handed
act on the part of The British, and seem TO init
mate, particularly Guerrero, an intention 10 ap.
peal 10 arms, 10 defend their invaded rights of
nationality
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nj

On Monday morning, he 9Th inst. (ot Ch'or
ic Rheumaiism,) Patrick NowLAN, in he 81
year OF his age. His friends and Acquaintance
are requested 10 attend his funeral, (at hali.par
3%o'olocs, tbs aitefnoon) at his residence on Va
ley Street.
On Thursday, 18th Of March, at his re-.
dence, in the Parish of Washita, JosAu v
FISHER. aged about ID years, a native OF VII.
MIA, but for the last II years a resident o. ~
States Of Mississippi and Louisiana.
In Wsrrenton, (va.l on Thursday, Nr'. Ll.
zABETm NJ, wife of Gen. r. Wallace. sne wa
a lady of fire intelligence, distinguished 'F ~.
highly cultivated taste and m%anners, a. ~
was known for her domestic and christian '"
tupS. -
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Rober, E. Taylor has accepted The nomination
as The Whig candidate Tor the House from the
city Of Norfolk.
,IAs. Democrats of Elizabeth City county on
| Electoral District Convention, 10 be held al Hanp-
| ION on The first Wednesday in May, when and
where they invite The other counties 10 meet them.
They thank Il. r. Garrett, Esq, OF the Senate
for "the fidelity and zeal with which he has dis
| charged his representative dulies"-and they re-
commend ]. c.. Wise, Esq, Of Accomac as a
| suitable candidate Tor The Senate. They invite
Henry A. Wise, Esq, 10 visit that section OF the
District in the discharge Of his electoral duies,
previous 10 the spring election and they 'csoirsd'
"rhalthis meelins rtH eia John Jones, OF Penn
broke, 10 a seat in the next House OF Delegates
We like o see this spirit, and we trust that
they will make gcoi lncir prediction.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, In Carlowviile Church, Dallas county,
Alabama, on Sunday evening, the I3th Of February.
by the Reverend Mr.. Nelson, JOHN ROLFE VIII.
LlAMS. formerly Of Buckingham county, Virginia, 10
Miss SUSAN, youngest daughter Of $50 lac jane'
Campbell-all Of Dallas county, Alabama.
Married, on Tuesday, al-t March, by the Rev. Psis
AiGsire, MIR. CURTIS CARTER Sf. Of ficnrcc
rnpury-
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

S. F. Leake, Esq, the Democratic Electof'
opened he Presidential ball on Thursday week
al Greene Court. He went for General Democ-
racy, against Gen. Taylor and General Wing.
gerry. MIR. W. C. Rives, the Wing Elector, was
not present, bot w. L. Fairly, Esq, OF Char
Iolesvile spoke in favor OF Gen. Taylor. The
Rockingham Register learns from an Intelligent
eyewitness ,ha, alr. E. dragged on as il he were
up 10 his knees in mud; and that MIR. Leake's
speech was very powerful and effective. We
should be glad 10 see Mr.. Leake's example iol-
lowed throughout the Stale.
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., VENERABLE pRgseST-n, cus,,s n

"A tnSiii, nf Ar
l%inston, has presented 10 hrs son-In. law. Captain r.
L. Lee, Of the United States Engineers, ian officer
whose brilliant services III The Mexican war have
the follow ing inscriptions The gilt Of General
Washington 10 George W. r. Cuslis, 10Th OF January,
1893 Presented by George w. t. Gusts 10 Captain
Rnhsri + Lee, United States Army, the 22d Of Frbru-
AIRY: i-fs'
"TEis ancient sabre Ia peculiarly venerable, from
its beng n. only snord that Uashin g;Dn erer prescnied
III his NE { me, and Viih has ocn hand, 10 4 human beng.
When presented by the Chief To MA adopted son,
tlirn IN uihocr If cavalry in 1879, II was attended
with this injunction This sword, sir, you are never
10 draw but IN a just cause, or III defence of your
couniIy.'
"Whcn this interesting relic Of a past age shall ar.
rive In Mexico, VIII not many n martial spirit of our
gallant army delight 7" grgsp a hilt that once was grasp
ed by The Father of his Country :"
The above we find in the National Intelligen-
Ger, re-published in several Wing papers. Cap
tain Lee fully merits so rich a treasurer: but the
Wing papers, in publishing the above, have
overlooked the condition that this sword was
never to be drawn 'but in a just cause" will
they, who have denounced the injustice Of the
war, contend that the venerable Custis has viz
lated The solemn injunction Of The immortal Fa.
Their Of his Country : IL they will not, do they
not acknowledge themselves 10 have published
a mass of trash and humbug on this subject
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

We are requested 10 state thai NJ. Davis will
be a candidate 10 represen, the county OF King
and Queen in The next House OF Delegates. That
his business engagements will require his absence
from The county for some Two weeks, but thai, on
his return, he will devole all the lime in his pow
er 10 visiting and m~insling with The people.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

ArEs-Messrs. strother, (spcaker,) Gusts. p.,
Sno"den, Iayne, liaTvie, Johnson OF Augusta, St.u..'
Brown Of Berkeley, Thompson al Botetoln. Nib
.Moncure o! Caioiine, Lacy, Roberts. Thornton. cl,
nam, tanni, Roanr, Thomas, Scott Of Fauguier, Rem,
mn Of Fayelte and Nicholas, Cioptnn, Guenan,. S,o,
van, niiacott, Lancaster, Howard Of James City. Yo,s
ama Williamsburg. Wallace, Wright, Tomiin, Wehh
White, Beard, Meredith, Oldham, Browne Of Na,b.~,,
ana M'ddieseI, White, Kelly, Pefrow, Happier. An
asrson, Iunstaii, Cacklsy, Cooke, Rives, Jasper, Mayo
Harper, Dorman, Goodwin, Conway, Honcurs of Siy,St.
ford, HarRrave aud Brlggs-55.
So1s-hessrs. Alien Of Aceonack, Shelley. BAN.
DICK, AcGinnis, Howard Il Floyd, Talisferro, Brook.
Wood, Alien OF Giles and Mercer, Carroll, Alien ~
hampshire, hiett, Johnson Of Harrison and Ii. dtrlacs
Parks, Coison, Morgan, Raymond. Greer. Tan1eo a.
Gn,rl, Dice, scott Of Preston, slufm, Bare, Martz, Me-.
West, Floyd and Waltcn-3i. 'e'
lihis Dill provides Tor allowing a separa,ede.
lega;e 10 Alexandria,
Mr sdEFFEY, according 10 order, presented
q OH 10 pfoviir tor he election Of Electors ~
President and Vice President OF The United S,a,a.
Mr.. SCOTro OF +. presented a bill changing
the ii;ne OF holding The June and Noyember
quarterly terms OF The County Court OF Ohio
county.
a message was received from he Senate. STA.
ing that that body had passed The bill 10 incor.
poFate the Lynchburg and Tennessee Railfoat
Company, without amendment.
MIR. SCOTT OF F. offered The following, which
was adopted
Resolved, That he Public Printer be directed
TO deliver 10 each OF the members OF the presen,
General Assembly a copy Of The report OF M.s,s,
Patton and Robinson, transmitted 10 this House
on the 30 inst.
On motion the House adjourned till Monday
10 O'clock. -
SATURDAY, March %, 1913.
SENATE.
The bill Incorporating. the junction Turupl..
Company was debated ~atienetn by Messs. KIN.
NEY, GALLAHER, CARLILE and DE-
NEALE, in favor, aGG by Messrs. WIICHeR
STANARD and THOMPSON in oppusmon'
and was rejected ayes II, noe>9.
The bill Incorporating he Lynchburs AMI
Tennessee Railroad Company was taken ~
The amendment, ofihe committee AUTHORIZING liz
State 10 subscribe for two fuhs Of the canltal
stock, was rejecled-ayes 20, noes Is. Alter an.
cusslon BY Messrs. VOOLFOLK, THoMp.
son, GALLAhER, WOODS. BARBEE
WlICHER, SLOAN, %SrANARD, CAR.
LILLE and CAPERTON the bill passea-ayes
q, noes S.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill Incorporating The Fredericksburg AMI
Blue Ridge Railroad Company was taken ID.
and, a!let being debated bv Messrs. WOOL
FOLK, TRIBE, STANARD, ROGERS, TY.
LER and WOODS, was, on motion vi NJ.
VOOLFOLK, Land on the table.
On motion u Mr.. WOODS, he rule was Sue.
pended, Tor the purpose OF recunsi4erius the vole
On The BIZ creating The 22i Juiicial Circuit, ami,
on motion OF Mr.. FRY, the bill was laid on the
table.
o. motion OF Mr.. WlTCHER, the Senate al.
louined. -
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

Bob branches OF lhe Legislature are most bu-
silly at work in dcspalciins The mass Of bills BE-
fore them. Il is thought hat they cannot al
joum finally before mex Monday. April Sd. a
mott on in The House, tY Mr.. Hammond, 10 ad'
journ on Friday, was laid onlhe table.
We hare no room io-tay Tor me proceedings o.
the House yesterday. The bill changing The
mode Of collecting tie public revenues Of The CITY
Of Richmond was passed, IS 10 Al. The House
disagreed 10 The Senale's fourth amendment 10 The
bill Tor the extension OF the Louisa Railroad 10
The Dock in The city 0! Richmond, aud agreed 70
the other amendments. A bill making an appro-
pria,ion 10 the Mo9ganiowa and Beverly road
was passed. A bill 10 establish the Institute o.
the Virginia Guard was LAID on the table.
Several bills were ordered 10 be cngrossed'
among them the bill 10. TIC incorporation Of he
Richmond and Pamunkey Railroad Company
The House refused, IS q 81, TO postpone ind"h-
ni.ely The bill 10 amend the act OF March, 1918,
ior The extension OF The Southwestern road 10 Bn.
mi
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

A curious scene has Just occurred I'D ne" VI
leans. Senator Soule was defending a crihi"ai
before Judge McHenry, and a motion Of VII ?.
was oyerruled by the Judge. A oil OIL eScep'
tons was prepared and signed by This JUDGE
who afterwards directed the clerk rot 10
file il. Against this course, Mr.. 5. warmly pro-
tested and was ordered by the Judge to take his
seat, which he did after some delay. Judge
McH. then construed the looks OF Mr.. 5. as an
insult to the Court, and quite an minated debate
occurred between them. Finally Mir. ). threw
up the case, as, under ii. circumstances, no
could not do Justice to the client. The next
morning the Judge, after a long address, TO
which he allowed no repl, from Mr.. S. s%entenc-
ed him TO 4 fine of 500, and an imprisonment
OF 81 hours. This was more like an ovation
than a punishment. His ell was filled with his
friends, and when he wa released the next day,
he was escorted home hy procession oil loOO
on horseback, bands Of music, sc. a carriage
drawn by four white hoHes was rendered him,
but he preferred 10 walk. The fine Of 500
was paid by his friends, 10 one being allowed 10
subscribe more than q dine. The incident has
pro Iuced much cxcitcurnt in New Orleans =
The press is divided IS 10 where the blame
should lie. While the Judges arbitrary and
ridiculous conduct is generally blamed, the
course of Mr.. Soule's riends on their trium-
plant march from III, prison, their groans IN
'front.' OF Judge McH.'sCourt when in session.
&c, are reviewed witt some severity BY a few
Of the press. /. is 10 ,e regretted that their
zeal should have led them into any violation Of
propriety.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28

As Mr.. Clay's position IS regarded It.
interest by the politicians, we deem Il no' ~
to quote The following resolution adop.s" " :"
friends and neightors at Lexington, n.y. :"
vcned 10 express their gratitude for me wan,
cep,ion given 10 Mr.. Clay al The North anu -
welcome him back home. i, will be seen' s"a
they will have nothing 10 do with a h0.Pa'S
candidate, and look only 10 a a Wsls ea"''@'
ard Wing principles:
Resolved, That the Wings OF the ciiy OF -
ing.cn and county OF Fayeiie, approve nil;H
passive position in reference TO me lic''a.nsL,
neither seeking that disiinc.ion, nor pfemd.u,ely
declining lis honors and responsibilities ~ .n.y
venture 10 express The hope that, WIN his 80
toned patriotism and heroic deVo'lch " ns -.
ciples, he will maintain that position uh,i .nI
Wings of the Union, through 1heH na m;i
Convention shall have decided wheluei .ns, 80
deem il most expedient 10 have, iof lhel u d.
lae him whom they would prefer ior lhcH &c
sident-an unoueslioned and iluslrlous mn's'
nominated only as a Hhig, and whosc 800
therefore, as a Wig, would assure such d p.e'
lcrce of conservative principles ana pustss a ,
would rescue his doomed country, am es.u,sn
suffering character and perverted ihs..ut1'
should that Convention see III 10 nomiha.c &c.
nv CLAY of Kentucky the Wings mere ds'e ~
b!ei would hope that he could mol aec.'e =.
call; and, il he should accept il, lhey peilc,e .n",
he would be elected President oil me on.ru
States. and. BY his administration, bless ms coua-
Try.
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Correspondence OF the \. Orleans Crescent

CITY or MEIIca, Feb. 81.
The Governors Of the different States OF this
Republic are making tools OF themselves b. de-
manding from The Supreme Government the pub
LEGATION OF the conditions OF the treaty entered in
To with Mr.. Trist. DO not know OF one that has
yet returned a fair answer 10 the Minister OF Re-
lalions- They all quibnle, and il is plain 10 see
that they have not Inc independence TO act
They make il an excuse for not returning a direct
answer, that The State ought 10 know the nature
81 The treaty in order that their representatives
might repair 10 Qucretaro fully possessed of the
IDEAS OF ,neir constituents on The subject. This
is bumbug. They say they want an honorable
peace-lhat il i necessary Tor Mexico. | should
like 10 know what they mean by an honOr0tis
peace. The time NAV come when they Will be
clad 10 get any sort OF peace. | am getting out
Of patience with these people. One interior
mail will bring hopes OF The early consumma.
ton OF a peace-of he Cooperation oil he States
with the Federal Governments; and tn. next
one vii! knock The hope in the head. bring.
ing accounts OF pronuhciameutrs, oil The rails.
ing OF troops, casting cannon, AMI every thing
OF the sort that indicates war 10 The knife
| never had much idea OF a speedy and ami.
cattle adjustment with these people, until the
powers that be acknowledged that negotiations
had been entered into, aud that no proposition
from our side was dish)norable 10 Mexico. |
then predicted better days tor Mexico, but | mus,
confess that recen, events have caused me 10 va.
yer IN my opinion. Two 0. the most p%opulous nd
enlie h,ened States. which | had sci down rs sup.
poriers OF Pena J Pena and peace, have tried lie
non-commItsal cbaracter-atthough they want
peace-it must be such and such a peace. The
proper authorities OF San Luis have not yet spo-
ken, although the Ayuntianenio have declared
The STA free and independent, owing 40 allesi.
ance to The Fe!efal Government. So sudden a
turn have thihss iaken, In; h most sanguine
friends OF peace, a week since 10 say rhs leas..
now are in doubt. | am afraid that Pena will
not have he courage TO hold our, and when he
sees Stale after State demanding The terms OF he
treaty. h. will yield ant publish il. Ii he does
YOU will probably have a SIGH; Of i, first from
Mexico. Oh, they arc a sweet people, these
Mrxicsus.
Zacatecas all Guadalajara admonish toe Pre-.
sidenl hat il an arm isticr is entered into they
must be EXEMPTED rom il effects, as they wished
10 organize and eqnip men fer selt-pfotec,ion.-
In Gnanajuato 1000 additional men have been
raised, and Jour new pieces OF cannon recently
cast. Ii is The great rendezvous now Of he off.
GERS Of The army, and heir presence no doub
spreads he war fever. That a great ch,nee has
recently taken place in that populous State, at.
miis no! OF a doubt, for three months ago lis Go
velnor was The greatest peace man in the Repub
lie, and now asks Rosa 10 publish The treaty be.
fore he promises il his support.