The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-03

II. Y. TAYLOR, Turner, Worihiugtnn--2e.
against stirling 1. ont, Messrs. Craw ford,
Robinson, TAFT. Varnnm--4
: The further consideration of the bill was,
after debate, postponed to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, NoU. "a. 1919.
MICHIGAN TERRITORY.
Mr.. Potnde.rter offered the following re-
solution fer consideration:
RESOLVED, That a committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the expediency of repeal-
ing the act entitled "An act to divide the
Indiana territory into two separate govern
ments," passed. on the 18th day of Februa-
ry 1905 % and of providing more effectually
for the government OF Michigan territory /;
and that the committee have leave to re-
port thereon by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. p. said that the object he had in view
in moving this resolution, was to get rid of
the salaries of the officers of that territory.
Since tie surrender Of Detroit their fuhc-
xions had ceased; yet they continued to re-
Ceiye their salaries whilst one of them is u
British prisoner and another has accepted
2 commission under the British authority.
kle wished to re-organIse the government,
and enable the proper authority to appoint
other oflsers, aud such, perhaps as would
administer the government of the territory
better than heretofore.
Mr.. RhGa had no objection TO this reso-
luton, he said, so far as it went to affect the
officers but to a repeal of the law in toto
he had strong objection. He thought it
would be construed to express an idea that
some sort of REIMBURSEMENT had taken place
by the United States in consequence of she
temporary occupation OF that territory by a
foreign power.
bIr. Ponderser modified his resolution
q RI. .a6 eaI bS ,,tr,,
the act, &c. ;,
Mr.. Jennings delegate from Indiana)
wished to ascertain the particular object %
The resolution.
Mr.. Poindecfer stated that his object
was merely to wipe off ,he present roll OK
officers Of that territory, and appoint Others
made of more sterling STUFF. They were at
present rather in a deranged state, it seem
ed to him one OF them prisoner to the Br-
fish, and The other having accepted an APP
Pointment of Secretary of State, o. sonls-
thing OF that Kind, from them. He had no
ldca, he said, OF re attaching Michigan TO
Indiana by repeating the law.
MIR. Jennings appeared to acquiesce in
she motion, since it Was net n,ended to re-
anite the territories.
Alr. Ithea moved TO strike out the reso-
tstiou the words "rcfeahng or."-Motion
aegatived.
Dir. fhec moved that it lie on the table
Mega lived.
E9r. Stanford objected to the resolution as
going tn provide further for the government
ot a territory not in fact in our possession.
lie moved to postpone the resolution to
Ihursday-Motion lost. g.
The question was then. taken on the re-
solution. and decided in the affirmative by a
large n jority.
PROPOSED NEW STATE.
ne tDprOSspI hill IN eutbor;ct rho non
pic of the Mississippi territory to form a
constitution and state government, &c. was
read third time and passed by a ccnside-
rab.c nj ljority.
Mr.. Jennings said he had resolution
which lie wished to submit for the consde-
ration OF the House. He said he had just
received information that the Indians had
AGAIN M idc incursions upon the frontiers OF
fhe lndiln territory and had killed several
persons. That almost the whole Of the ex-
sonsise teontier of that territory had been
ifft TO III necessity of defending themselves
against their inroads. That il was impossi-
hie for the frontier inhabitants to Shield
themselves from their secret and unforeseen
attacks. uulcss they neglected their ordinary
aHocatlous and bestowed their whole time
exclusively to the purpose of defence.
lie saiI that the frontiers of that terrific
~, extenxive as it was, had not erjoyed one
! 2 ;tion OF the. one company Of Mounted
! S'hgcrs. Which had been allotted for it's de-
1sace, except in the neighborhood of Vincen-
J Us and On the river Wabash That the
"a lance OF the frontier, which, on accoun,
g the manner in which the Indian title had
! sen eHtinguished, included distance not
t's than two hundred mics, had been left
defend themselves, while every descrjp.
oa OF force under the authority OF che Uni
tthl otates had been ordered to the North
NNesteiu extreme OF the territory, and even
we militia from the former unprotected
pat CT the frontiers, had been ordered tc
ls',e same point. and the wives and children
F"i some oi Ihe.u had been mastered in
Sheir absence.
I Mr.. !. tbcn submitted the following re-
solution, which was adopted
hcs2!Dcd, Fhst TIC committee en- that
part u thc Presidents message shch re-
iates 20 military affairs, be instructed to en-
9pirc into the expcdiency Of au;horsing the
FrestsHr OF tnc y. States 70 cause two ad.
SNion1! companies CT Mounted Rangers &c
y reeed IN the protec tipn o. The gsont .srs
~ Ws terf ..fy q IaL.ana.