Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-28
To the Editors ofhe Enquirer:

To the Editors ofthe Enquirer:
The presentation Of the gold Medal voted BY the Virginia
Legislature Gen. Scott off to-day the City Hail.
in the presence of the entire delegation in Congress from
Staehuncde Of ladies gaced the The remarks Of
Mr. Burwc on presenting me Medal were .oucning and
eloquent and the response OF Gen. Scott most feeling and
The declnaon of Mr. Seldom not unexpected to
predicted his withdrawal months ago. To those advised OF
Mr. Seddons ail constitution, and Of the great labor i'm
posed upon faithful Representative of tho people in Con-
gcs has been apparent that his presen position however
honorable the advance either his health or
his domestic happiness Mr. Seldom etires with name
and fame truly envabe and may well be received by his
enlightened constituency with the acclaim Wel done good
and faithful servant"
When stated that Madam Rumor predicted the with
drawal of Mr. Seldom from the approaching Congressional
canvass vcntured also the suggestion TINT our talented
friend Judge Caskis would succeed him. Nous
With every other honest potcan-be he Wing or Demo
crat-you will unite In the general voice OF exuaton, In
view of the defeat Of Col Benton for the Senate His
cessor Mr. Gcyer of ST. Louisa lawyer of minent ab
ties and indebted for his success TO the
honest and portion Of the Democratic party In the Legs
aure and although Wing, he does not profess 10 DO an
ULTRA Whg" any change however, would have been VIC
tory the Democratic party only, bur TO the Union
will add also thai the signal defeat OF MI LUZ uee from
and incorporate opposition to the compromise measures oil
the last session FASTENED his fall
The latest from California informs Of the proba-
BILE defeat Of Col Fremont for the Senate and also Of the
almost certain election OF COL Jno b. Weller in his stead-
If such be the case Mr. Benton is destined to swallow an
other bitter pill The operation OF WHICH cause
make "wry face, more hideous than that made by Mr.
Bolts in New York when he swallowed the nomination OF
Gen. Taylor The Democratic party here hail the election
the Senate from Delaware of James A. Bayard with emo
lions of peculiar pleasure Mr. Cayons in the Senate
will be ably and honorably filed in the person of Mr. Bay
ard
The French Spola,ion Bill has finally passed the Senate
by majority OF four-the prospect of its passage in the
House is said be cheering lis friends am not pepar
ed express opinion relative TO the merits of the bit
has many friends and equally warm opponents
among the may be cassed Mr. Hunter who addressed
the Senate few days in able and powerful speech in
opposition the bill.
alarm and very painful socitude with those who have
friends board You will remember that among the pre-
cious souls whose fate Is identified with her destiny,
friend and the travelling pubics friend Capt. Rogers livery
recently of the Baltimore tho Potomac rye is
Chief Engineer The proficiency and skill of Capt Rogers
has occurred fault attach to his department. We
however without hope that both the noble ship her
gallant Chief Engineer this SAFE somewhere
possibly in tho Azores Should she have put into Fayal in
distressof which there's reasonable hope-we shall
hear from her for two three weeks.
Camper who has been trial here the eight
days. for the murder of Raglan last night decar-
ed guilty of mansaugher The evidence In the case den-
tfyng him the murderer in the opinion of nine.
| tenths of the public, positire.
The question is settled that man. however helm.
his crime may be- be hung in this District. Ii IL
snd that The charge of the Court" induced the jury bring
In this verdict Ihave always been under the impression
that juryman TO find verdict In accordance
with the eridence and his conpcons Of duty There
accounting, however for the elasticity Of mems
eonscie,ce Camper will be sentenced the Penitenary
for year twoand perhaps pardoned by the President
very TO be let loose upon society to commit another
and equally as aggravated a murder HANOVER.