Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
BY RiTCHIES & PRYOR.
MowNsNc, IETE 10, 1soa.
THE NEGOTIATION WITH SPAIN.

,C,-r,u.I -,InwyyNc, .lETE 10, lsot.
THE NEGOTIATION WITH SPAIN.
u 10 d;e;.r,. n discover. in the midst oil ""'''',
n,o ,bo rro,isc state otthc negotiation Del" -.
r.,o.,.,ar, null ,bc Cour. Of Madrid, 'ouchi"e 'N
n,Y.;.. ~ r,h, Thc best authenticated roVn' ,"'
-. o,,. rn.; rho arrival of the next steamer "n'"
some story equally plausible ""a r4".' ,bc
tu;es possession % tho public mih"' -,;,n,,d.
rumor GOES that .hc Black NhffI" """' 80.
hu, whether we as 10 understand 'h"' ~ -.
m,,ds oC orr Government have oceh
only tim, the penalty imposcd upon th' III 49,,
IT,, . ,nor, than we can determine i!""i 'e
,..r o,.l unsatisfactory statements I'll the press ~
,,,,c,rs ;on. from all the %rna before "'
a., =. ,o,,,;,tion is as far rs ever from n se''ie-
, r,,,,.1 /. sccms to he understood 'nat ue
scotch Government is enicavorinS 10 transfer ''
,oc,t;o,;on to Washington, with tho Nopo " ~
,. ..,o, ,o,n,. than Mr. Soulc is w:lInS. to c"nrS"e.
Torh,,s nm intimation by tho Court Of SPAN oil ~
,,r,, WILLINGNESS to treat with our Minister, susges'eo '.e
idea Of Il Commission. EutsureIy INC i!e'"'"' W."
M, ,sscnt tn such nm niIrout upon or lirpr'sc"."'
five, nor become IL party to the Jeai'u'i'' ""'
triours of the Spanish Court. MI. S""'" +
connetnn. 10 the most delicate AMI dilil'"ht "''' -
dinI.uncv. and it world be grca; injustice u '"i''
.cd, him in Difference Ia the prciudireS "i Il CORRUPT
comnrilla. We earnestly hope ihat INC '''' - :, :,
C,,,n;.siou il oyer entertained, will hn noon'"h'"
he ,lc government. Apart from ilic incl th"' ~"
,,i,,, would rc,nrd rather Than facilitate the ncs"-
,;,.;o, tho demand for au appropriation TOR inc lhr-
.,s, ,,,uld bring the Cuba qucail"n prelnHturr'y hc-
f,., c,,mc,s, and provoke an agitation which would
M. NJ all advance tho intcrrS!a oi anncAa''"''
-. s-
rJr TRIG FOR AN EXTRA SESSION
uf If. X. EIlvson does moi colihcsccnd to reply 10
,,r,,,,or criticisms, but, like other eminent person
,.cs he addresses the public through The Il'7:r'lh'ci'-
Ii. IF op .,nr,-ou.'' In the Richmond Mini ct yes
,m.,.,. ,bcrc nnpcn,s an article viuhicating him from
tho cc,s,,rra If this journal. and explaining HIS ''"'
durt in tho conspiracy for mn extra stS''"''
Tho reader will observe that Mr.. EIiy''i o"'s ~
routr,y.rta single allegation Of fact III our article
H.. admits that he iavors an extra s'SSi"h' NC "'-
mite thai he belongs (" II committee app"lh''d
>, ,,rrosu,nd with nrrmlcrs, and Ia pr"cnro Their
consent 10 n call upon the Governor. Indeed
Ia ,,,G.ss.s every cIury. against him. except
,hu, 81. secret intrigue. lie denies TINT there Is any
s,crcsy about The movement Tor an cNir" Scss''h' aha
., ,bc SAM, time furnishes testimony by winch We
,,o convict linn ni-an innocent mistake.
Mr. EIlysnn trils lis TINT N meeting WA held previ-
:, 10 Tho adjournment, To consider the ~pr"pricty nj
aha move" Now, we usk Mr.. Elly.on, il any public
notice was ever given al tins meeting Have lis
rr,co.aincs trauspircd ! 1t is the custom to conv"ke
publ;c meetings ri the members "I The Legislature,
hy n call in the papers, and To publish the result NJ
,hc;r deliberations. Was there arS such circum-
stance of publicity about tlis meeting I But s"ys
Mr.. Ellvsnn .uil the members ~ both Houses were
called an, and their vicws ri tho matter asrcrtained'
And what was then done Why, "thc friends al m
;crnal improvements TINT ia. If an cXira-scr7i"ii'
we're invited Ia the meeting. The nrcn,s in the move
lncnt me; in sccraRv, ,!clihcratcd i'll sccrcsv, ana stu
diousiv concealed their conclusion from the people
They appointed n secret committee ~ operate IN sc-
rrcsy for the purpose of carrying ont a secret design.
Yet Mr.. Ellyson says there was II" secrecy about the
matter!
D;smiss:nr Mr.. Ellvson i"r tic present, We would
cal, the attention Of Ill. people +" the inri, that even
before the adjournment Of the Legislature and while
il VIVA vel in the power Of mnmbcrs t" pr"l"ns the
.cssior. they were intriguing for Mi extra ae7sion. We
bov, = still moro remarkable revelation I" make IN
,,rord 10 the conduct 81 certain members, but we
nr4r.r 10 reserve the disclosure for a few days.
AZ last we have let in n little light upon the ''Sccrct
conspiracy for nm extra session, and we d" not mean
TO rcst Until we expose the whole intrigue /" the IN
,lirnaat Reproduction Of tho people.
EILYSON AND AN EXTRA-SESSlON.
From tho Mail
In thr iir,, place. then. /; ~ oc!ii'Hi .!nt mere III"
hccn any ..sarr.i conspiracy whatever III which me-
llr. Ellveom} or any other Nh!- iiciii'c:, was 'H-
oon,,,.J mr. had ro.ni2anr." NJ. All that has been done
:, reference I. ~. extra session w;iS the holding al n
meeting prcvinr- Ia the adjournment. hy Tie friends
nf Internal improvements. I" consider Inc pr"prie'!"i
,Ln ,poya. There WAS ro scCrrav about iiir-iii il'
,n.,,l,cr- of lmti, liuIi-rs were called on illiu th.!r
yin,ys Of The matter usccrlninrd. NiTciy'riS''
of tho whole agreed that they might s!ISh
F., nc.;ti,n during the summer or Ian hi;cr
I,oy;nr consulted with their ctna,I!ucnt'. Inc
movement, So lar from being secret, was KNOWN us
vo hive su;d, Ia NIL the members Us being under con-
s;I.ratinn. was publicly spoken Of and n committee
of ,l,rcc. consisting al one Democratic senator
I,,nrroIic Dclrrn:r, and unr Wing Delegate,
,ras upnnin.e,! Ia correspond with all The members
Jrr;n. Tho summer, after each one had hnd time !"
communicate with his conHtitucn:s nnd ascertain iiirir
,visi,rs. The chairman Of tliat committee. WAS Il DC,
,oocr.ric Senator. tand not MIR. II. h. Ellysonl ana
The chairman at the meeting which appointed ,hc
committee wna nlao Il Democratic Senator. Mt. ELY
son has not attempted to conceal inc iart !nat he i u
member of the committee, and thnL He, III coi'in"n
with ,hr other CITY Delegates, are III tnvor at IN extra
snss;on. md from considerations which, when mule
L,,,vn ~ thor constituents, will al least Justly their
,n,r.r il, tho opinion I'll those To " loin alone they 'rc
responsible. -