Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
GHTTOND ENQUIRER.
ssgssnsIEsDAYS1 oRNlNG. JANUARY 1, 1859.

HEHlIOND ENQUiREls.
sgmEsDAYMoRNlNG JANUARY 1, 1852.
SSTS IStes DISt,RGANIZERS AND REYOLUTIoNlSTS
are forever Boosting OF the conservative
theIr party and pncplesbut recent scene IN
Norm Carolina Legislature, shews that their leaders
thing but conservative, and, in their party MAD
shSiancuage Of Raleigh Standard, rushed Inc
nnon The verge of chaos" The constitution oil
ssSfc makes the duty Of the General Assembly al
session after the year one thousand eght hahuteu
and Ey one" lay of the Senatorial Dlscts ana aPpo
ton the members OF House of Commons Had the Le-
sslature adjourned die without laying OIL the Senate
rial Districts the government would have been dissolved
and Copy ention would have been necessary form new
Constitution Yet the of the Wing eadears was cal
custed 10 lead this very result Within few hours OF
the adjournment they declared that the bill should mol pass
that they would speak until midnight preycu it, and mus
adjourn The House sine die They threatened again ana
agan dissolve the government should the House refuse 10
yield their demands The condition OF things was pain'u
and alarming in the extreme, and the Standard refers 10
members Of both pastics-song. minded, sensible men
who shed the conduct OF their brother members
and deplored the awful crisis into which the Stale was
about to be plunged Phillips Whig declared that ne
could go with his party friends in their dsorganzine
and revolutionary movement; and Mr. Doooh appea'eu ~
the House in thrilling to rescnd the order Tor ADJOURN
ment and thus prevent the of disqualification, on
which the government was rapidly rushing He alluded 10
period during The with Great Britain, when mea-
pending involving the character OF Inc county
and when Henry Clay in doubt 10 the result OF Inc vote
suddenly appeared in the midst of the members holding MS
watch in bis hand, and exclaimng VI count the minutes
which nv couny's honor has live and he called upon
members TO bear in mind that similar crisis upon US
that the minutes might be counted during which the State
government go forward in its accustomed paih or go
down 10 confusion and revelation.
The catastrophe was avoided BY two postponemens of
the final adjournment contraVenon OF the rules as was
admitted by the speaker MIR. Baxter who himself resigned
his post of speaker but subsequently, reelected his
frmness in resisting the revolutionary movements OF his
Whig brethren saved State from crisisby allowing
time 10 mature and pass BILL prior adjournment. The
Standard thus lashes MR. Cherry Of Berthe the rngeade
of the disorganzing movement who prominent in
"hs effort which was BY Wing leaders The I'D and
23d of December TO revolutonze the State government
In the course of the struggle Wednesday, Mr. Cherry
said he would make propositions: The Wings he sad were
willing to take the Senatorial bill offered by Mr. Mcintyre
q Whig with the amendment offered by Dir. Puryear
Whg and enquired if the Democrats would accept it, Some
answered in the negative wheeupon he declared This
House. then shall adjourn at 1elre o'clock to.nig What
did that meant II meant that no Senatorial bill should
pass-that the two Houses should be adjourned without
Y.
admitted in the the struggle that Convention
would have been necessary order form constitution
and TO reconstruct fabric of demolished government-I
Again. Mr. Cherry called upon the Wings stand rm TO
resist the BILL and adjourn the Legislatures and declared 10
bio place that he would 10 adjourn call the yeas und
nays and all the parliamentary in his
TO saye off the QUE s,ion until midnight, And now wha,
bill was this which he thus resisting2 Why, il
bill which gave the Democrats % Districts the Wings %
and left in very bill which had been agreed
By Mr. Phillips, of Orange, the Wing member of~she Com
ntee two reported by Mr. Avery and himself 10 the
House Give u.s. said Mr.. Cherry in substance-gve us
this goser1lu send d lis interests back to chaos and
disorder How different the of Mr.. Phillips Of
Oange He declared, in spirit of true conservatism,
banner of Reorganization should him
amid loud applause from both Democrats and Wings he
protested against the revolutionary action OF the leaders OF
bis party Time until length the Speaker took the
matter his hands, and By deserving Mr. Cherry and
Others as Mr. Cherry charged Thursday, he checked
the revolution, but in order do This he com
psed by the course of Mr. Cherry his brother revou
tramp under the rules OF order OF the House
Thursday the cones, renewed and as the result OF
Wing action, the wheels Of government rolled within ten
minutes of the verge of chaos Here again the Speaker in
erposed and by again violating the rules OF ORDER prevent
I'd adjournment Of the House. The Speaker il appears
was party the movement up TO certain lime; and
while he acknowledged this, and assumed his full share OF
The responsibility he the time expressed his regret
for the he had pursued and endeavoed TO ar7r "
bis error by dieren, Of conduct. No! 50 win
Cherry, Aberson. Afford Caldwell OF Guiltord and
others They with Mr. Cherry their head 6rared 0ut
tho la-forced their Speaker resign by their rash
and dsorganzng conduct and rushed the State
10 the very brink Of confusion and anarchy! And alter all
this Mr. Cherry, in his personal explanation endeavored
Justify his conduct and exclaimed in tone OF baded In
f when the crisis arrived there had been
any backing out it chargeabe TO him. Instead OF
expressing regret for his conduct and asking pardon of the
House aud the country he gloed in lthe exued that he
changed in his purpose obtain party advantages
or revop,ion!zr the governments"
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ANOTHER GORDIAN KNOT IN THE U. S. SENATE.
Governor Foo,e o Mis- ssippi has notified g. n. Kinyon
Of Tishemingo that he the Governor will Immediately af
Ter the 4th March next, transmit Mr. K. commission as
r. s. Senator, fill the held by Mr.. Brooke and
which will become that time Mr. X. in his reply
notifies the Governor Of his willingness accept the ap-
pontment. Gov. Foote writes thus 10 MIR. K.
On looking into the Senatorial precedents you will hnd
decided early period that the Execu-