The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-15

any acquainted with every law that TvdS
passed! What does he say to "the close d
doors f--WheD we all know, that by the
law OF 1904, the land in question was an
nexed to The Territory of Orleans: that by
a law OF the last session, this Territory is to
be erected into State. but not to embrace
the soil, which lies to the L. Of the Mis-
sissiPpi; and that. in fact, no law appea, a
mong the acts passed and fubhshed By the
late Congress, which provides for the 60
uernment OF this portion of soil what are
We to inter; but that some law was agita-
ted and is now on the secret archives of
Congress. which embraces this very sub
Ject Lime. indeed, must test the truth of
the conjecture yet if no such secret sane
ton docs exist. the u. S. stands COM.
eielyjusGfed for his conduct by the spi-
fit which has been expressed in the debates
OF Congress and by the people helnselves-
the very liberal logic of Mr. Wagner to the
contrary, notwithstanding
On false Ercuse .for Fedora, disorder.
| One OF the friends of Order''-we should
take him to be Mr.. GARDENER by the yer.
oosity OF his letter-has set up a sort of a.
pology for the conduct ofhis party--lhe on
" fault OF which is, that it is founded on a
,aisehood. = At length, says he, Eppes
Drought IN his second amendment. the Cd
/ "
termined an caucus, that a bill should pass
consisting OF these ,hree sections and Num-
ioro Proviso, without any other alteration,
mas been the cause OF all the confusion and
Vioiehce--Which were exhibited by the
iederalIsts On Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. Some apology. indeed, was necessa
ry tor their conduct-for these were dark
niShts indeed. on the federal Calendar-;hcy
we're nights OF such storm and confusion and.
VI oisgrace to the character OF Congress it
self, as have never been parallsiled since
the DAYS OF the revolution-And il no other
apology was at hand, it was natural e.
nongh Tor Mr. 9 to shelter himself behind
iaisehood. For. 1t is false that any caucus
OF the republicans was held on the subject
or that there was any determination to
" crowd 1t down the throats of the minor.
ty by gaggng the members" Mr.. c. indeed
is proof of the Con;rary--was he gagged
l'lo ne not speak agatnsf time 2 Did not his
party DO SO !-although they repeatedly said
that the merits OF the whole question lay
In a NUTSHELL" Five days and two nights
were spent in idle Acknowledgement the
Republicans seeing-it to be their aim to defeat
the bill by representation, were compelled
10 orins hem to issue by moving the previ.
Gus question.
GARDENER and Lyon-&These two men
TOOK very conspicuous. part in the DIS
graceful scenes, exhibited in Congress, on
the nights of the 26th and .a7th February
those famous nights, when rash and con
temptlDie minority employed every trick
20 emoarrass and thwart the will Of the
naioriy-,Lyon S GARDENER! they are
truly Far noble JratuD1, noble pair of
brothers. Both of ,hem have been driven
from their seats in Congress-each OF them
is unworthy OF the vote. and lhe same time
irresponsible to the power. of the people,.
Careless of the dignity OF that body whom
lhey are about to leave; and unaffected by
the consequences OF those measures, which
aiH about to descend to their successors
these gentlemen seemed to have risen a.
ooVe az sense OF shame. They laughed !:
ticy oifteteredj they made a mock Of L.
sislation they carried every species of
,ndece"cy into tebaee they used every
h''le trlck, which their wanton insolence
could devise, 20 toll the will of the maioritv
os the House.---To them it was nothin1
that lhey were about 10 leave the Srld of
Poltics to others--ind they spared no ex
lpedients to transmit the estate under every
possible incum5ranCe to their immediate
successors.-Tiier death-bed was the sea-.
OF disorder-and their grave will It be be
dewea ny single tar from anv man of de-
cency OF public spirit.
~ One question TO Mr. John RondoJab
You have sounded the tucsin against re
republicans, by declaring that when, by The
previous question, they precluded debate
the seditioH act was nothing 10 it; that
there had not been such a fragrant outrage
on the liberty of debate since the peace of
% but how came you TO forget, Sir, that
TINS was not the very first time when Con
gress mad acted on this rule! WHY forget
that on the 18th January, 1909, when Mr..
I bayard moved that "the committee of
Ways and Means be instructed TO enquire
into the expediency of reducing the dutv
ON salt; and the previous question was
called Tor, and debate arising thereon. that
Mr' b. was called to order by Ia certain)
Mr.. Randolph, one of the members from
virginia, on an opinion that he was de6aki1e
the merits of the main question f"--Be as.
sured, Sr. these complaints come, with
somewhat an i'll grace from thy lips.
u The Bank offhe u S. Is qvfndinp uh
without that general crash on the compn-
n'ty which had been predicted by moon
struck polticians.-GIts affairs have been nnt
into the hands of Trustees. Its notes are
yet received(under the 10, h sect. of}i,schar
ter) in payment OF The revenne---so thar tbio
plan alone viii still stamp valuc mon
them 1.-The Debts ofthe Bank. are es,,ma
ted at 100000 dollars; Wig. Deposits in
Us vaults 3. and its own notes in circulation
at5 millionS--Ils resources are s millions l..
cash, million OF the notes of other banks
rot n rr.all