The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-04
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chs, extending eyiiities on 81 49, ,bap the OBJ
.~. .,o, more honored in the breaen anan sue
scnsb'in LII ma now since that style OF entertain
serVanee; an ~ with, calls of ceremony VIII DC
,asse onIy by the ceremonious; .,o Eree
hsne OILY x,eyv confidently believed by the Tee
!. was ..as,srday. that the proyocations sNen
soe' The President in his Message: anc " H., ~
ZEN If presenting It, would today uni'e In
ar,v and elect Mr.. Banks But ~ mas c ~. Of
20 and M,. Banks riA n.cer DC aet.e sa- lin have
- MONK number of those voting ior n ,o,a has
a,rninad that he shall not One "hose snia-ad
han given to him very consf an'y Id that No
,bat he never should be eiecseu. go, sho,l5
Massachusetts personal hoer'y IN, II This IA
be- so iong as ms - ,,;gbt well beg to be saved
kind Of friend one n'sh'
from. -, ,ro and con- to-day as OF
NJ "hont the reception and reading OF the
Iuesaay. Wassage which questions are!yet undo
Ilesi ns The democrats desire to regard all as
I.nI and nroper as do many of the Americans
~, hint, the President will continue TO find HIM
self in minority on the SUBJECT. MT Mllison was
sbL. and interesting in an argument in support OF
his motion 10 take up and read the Message,
,shich has not yet prevailed But, if you will par
don few more remarks, do not agree in opinion
with him. The Message was addressed to the Sen
ate and House of Representatives
About the existence of Senate he can of course
have no doubt for he has had formal and official
communication with 1t In its executive capacity !;
but do not see how he can properly recognise il
as Legislature body, which it is not But respect
ing the House, the case is more manifest. The
President does not and cannot know that it exists
The body of men in the hall may be representa-
tiyes. or they may not. Jefferson's manual makes
it the duty of the Speaker to appoint committee
of election as the first committee, and it shall be
the duty of the said committee of election 10 ex-
anime and report upon the certificates of election
or other credentials of the members" &c. At pre-
sent there is not man in the hall known to be a
representative except SO far as common report
and his own declara alton attest the fact. No obga-
lions have been taken by any of them To receive
and read the Message is what a fire engine compa-
NY might do but where would be the good. if they
could not cause 1t to be printed at the expense of
the government, assign it to the consideration Of
committees and do other legislative acts with re-
ference to it In the absence Of power TO do these
things why did the President send it TO the House
Was it to- rebuke them for not being organized p
If So it was an improper act in him. and should be
repealed. If it be said that the House deserved a
rebuke for its refractory persistence. admit it
but the people and not a coordinate branch of the
government, should rebuke-t
If the President may thus rcbuSe the House for
a delay of five weeks, why may lie not for four,
for three, for two, for one. or for two daysl And
If he may rebuke the House for delaying TO elect
Speaker, why may he no trebuke it for delaying to
pass appropriation other bill, by some act in
derogation of rules and precedentsf
1t has been said in apology for the President
that the opening of the British Parliament has
fastened this act, he deemed it important that
that body should be informed Of his opinions. Hso
it should have been better for him to commit il
direct than to do through Congress in violation
of rules and proper courtesy; or he might have
done-as has been often done before-let it lnyste
riously leak out through some of the newspapers
of New York.
On the 9Th instant the States Of Alabama Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee, hold Democratic Conven
tons, to appoint delegates to the National Presi
dental Convention. These delegations will be in
structed, 10 their first choice at least and an iu
tense interest will be felt thereto by the friends
certain gentlemen. From the large number c
candidates, and the probability that none of th'
first named are to be chosen, should think it TN
fortunate to any one to be named in STATE Con
yention. A h C.