Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-07
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, ,,.. srns that after 5cTItinizing Tho voios dt tho
, icou for Delegate represent the city, number OF
,h friends of Mr. JAS. c. CRAZE met together Tuesday
evening and adopted resolution requesting that gentleman
- contest MI AudusTs claims 10 seat in the next House
- Dlna,cs" We hear that the Craneitcs report 23i bad
votes on Auust's poll and "a Only on their own This is
hardy probable! Ii Tie contest goes on, oi which there IS
doubt il Will give employment 10 aew lawyers but will in
n the rlr,ics the State in great onblc and expense
We understand that Mr.. l. L. GodIin has given notice
la pr Hall tho returned delegate from iiennco, Of hs in
cuon To coues, his election the ground Vi ncigbily
hc NOT being holder Should Mr.. Goddins objection
W. sustained the election will doubtless he sent back 10 the
pcopc-or it cannot be expected that gentleman, cccv
ng only votes and himself resident Of Richmond, should
be- admitted Ia represent the county Of Hcnrico.
According to the correspondence ol me Charleston Coi-
rr the committee of thirteen have agreed upon TIE follow
Ing provisions the Fugitive Slave Bill which were sugges-
ted by Gen Cass 10 amend The act Of '95 so ~ To make
the duty Of the Federal Courts in each State to appoint
Commissioners to the act. The owner Of fugitive
slave or his agent 90 before magistrate III Court in
his county and describe the person Of the fugitive, and state
the fact al his copemcni whcreup"n he is To 'aEcacecaic
the facts which he is To present 10 one {" The Commits
sioers named in the State where the fugitive Is found
The Commissioner Ia arrest the slave and return him
the owner or his agent the latter giving bono, without
other than his security the said slave npon ms
rara home b jury n the riciaa@e This jury Is 10 de-
eide pon lie identity II the fugitive with The person allie
sed avc eopci Ti"sc guards 70 prevent the posi-
bhty t. anything ike Kidnapping.
Senators picAinson Mason, and Clarke, nni Mcs-r-
v.nablc aad Holmes Al! Mr. Eeal", Serge Arms o
ile United tlee senate arrived in Now York, IN Tuesday
.ye,na in The STEAMER Souterner from Charleston. and
tlo, rooms living House. These Senators are part
y tic COMMITTEE that accompanied the remains OF the Ia
r.n,ci Calhoun L. Charleston. They were expected IN
Washington IN Wednesday. The Committee oil IS will
n,,y doubtless mike early report
| Gov Anthony whom the Wings Of Rhode Island have
ms reelected chief magistrate Of that State thus speaks Of
The relative positions OF Clay Webster and Benton be-
fore the country in the Providence Journal which he
editor and proprietor:
Wc never expected ind ourselves against Henry Clay
and Daniel Wcl,slel and with Thomas H. Benton We
not bu' rightly comprehend the
r,ports from Washington Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster have
agreed compcae the question Of the admission u Caor
MIA by with that 81 the organization Of the terri
rn- and Mr. Benton contends for the admission oi Gaior
mia on It's merits and the right OF sovereign State.
reluctant 10 that when Clay and Webster
unite and Benton opposes them that the former wrong
and tho latter right, and perhaps mistaken per-
p> nsapprohend their relative positions but OF this we
entertain no doubt: California has right admission and
sill hamper and leopard H. Men, after all, but hight
houses shining the hGadlandS principles the eer
nal stars of Heaven and the humbcs mariner may take his
oE,-o yaon thcIn and be certain of his position
Benton i now the administration leader in the Sc
nate