Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-17

HE memorial WAS read, as required.
1t purporis To be "The Memorial Of
Viucente pazos, of Peru, depuied ageut
vi the authorities acting in the name 81;
the Representatives of Venezuela, Ne,,
Grenada and Mexico" and states ne
motives OF these Represen,ati,es IA CIV
Ing authority 10 occupy Amelia. Sc. and
tie manifold grievances Of loss az unllaYy
stores, &c. as well as of tie military posi-
ton; cOmplaiui:g also at a reccnl deci-
son ui the admiralty court for 'he district
at Georgia, IL ihe case of prize Vessel,
amt deny mg the crimes Of Smuggling ana
slave dealing imputed to Tie otcupanis
u: tiIai island. The Memorial, after stat
ing that The memoriallsi has addressed,
the President OF Tie Omitted States on
tins subject, and has re,en ed an answer
NOT satisfactory thereto, concludes as
follows:
In repeating these manifold grievances q.
youi honorable hunsc, 4pur ni,mOriahsi locks
With confidence for tina, Jisuiitd and sincere
suppOrtOt the great Eepub,iCsucAlisci a. vii. cl
tho>e whom he represents arcso deeply pnga.-
Ell, anu lac repoSrS IN the bosom 0t Your ai..
Snst Assemblies those representations uepeud-
lag on such ii redress Ut grievances as shall
comport with The homer, dignity aud justice OF
the government OF the United states"
Mr.. LOa|deS stated his r,a iimcss TO
enquire into Tie conduct of thc ENecu-
tive, but denied that Tie right OF petition
belonged 10 amy but citiz,n>, and that if
we received the petitions of foreign Ba-
lions, 1t would transfer the diplomatic
functions from the Executive 10 The e.
slsiaiuie. Tie petition referred TO cor
respondence between The agent and our
Executive, and MIR. l.. objected 10 such
IA mode OF bringing diplomatic corrcspon-
dence before this House. Mr.. l.. was
willing to enquire into this or any other
subject OF complaint but he objected
10 such course as tie present, which
every member had the meaus of bring
ing fairly before the House in proper
shape.
MIR. Tachcr, of Va. said, that while he
conceded III The great principle on which
MIR. Lowndes had based his remarks. he
WAS DESTROYS OF stating Why he was dis
posed 10 vote Tor receNi ng The memorial.
untlli he should receive some further in
formation on tie subject. He had cnquir-
ed and found that Il motion to permit the
memoralist 10 withdraw his memorial, in
order 10 give II another shape, would not
be III order until 1t had been first received
by the House. He agreed thoroughly
with Mr.. Lowndes, thai this House never
shouid entertain any appeal ON the part
OF The representative OF any foreign gov
eminent: he never would entertain such
an appeal; yet, as he conserved I'm tie
reading CT the paper. that it contained an
application 10 tins House in relation 10 a
Claim OF property on the part of indivi-
duals, lie preferred receiving the paper,
and then moving 10 permit the petitioner
to Withdraw it, IN order TO give il shape
that should not be Objectionable. |! alp
peared to him that the persons who were
found III Amelia Island, were al Ills time
und"r the sovereignty of the United
States, and entitled 10 prefer their peil-
lion here. The case differed from that
pull by Mr.. Lowndes, of an appeal by the
Spanish Minister IN relation 10 an existing
ne8nciation. He wasa known and acknow-
ledaed minister; his application would
be on a pablo concern alone. The pre-
sent application had double aspect
something OF Il public character, which
he would reject something of private
right and complaint, 10 winch, if separat-
ell from the other, he would attend. Mr..
L. also suggested, as difficulty, whether
the rejection would not be attended with
embarrassment, as ii would involve d de-
tislou on The question of the indepen-
dence OF the South American provinces.
As TO the character of tie agent, Mr.. +.
would not enquire into It'll was su.ii-
Gent that he presented himself here in
the capacity hat he did a; md his moi be-
ing accredited, Mr.. I. repeated, was a
reason for hearing him in this house
Mr.. POmdeTter, of Miss. declared him
self as friendly to the cause of the patri-
OTIS as amy man in the House, but notwith-
standing This feeling, he justified The Ex-
ecuilNe III supprcssiug the establishments
nf 4 t,,stia Island
vessel had sailed from New Orleans, Mr..
p. said, whether American or Spanish.
which did not dread those pirates. 1.-THE
Speaker reminded Mr.. L. that his re-
marks were taking too wide d scope 10 be
IN order. Mr. p. said he considered the
conduct of The President 10 be aspersed by
the paper on the table, and, " benever The
subject should be called up, he would vim
dictate that conduct and shew that the es-
adjustments put down by the Executive,
Instead of being connected with the pa
trlots and the real patriot cause, were es-
Establishments of pirates and robbers. AS
to tile petition, MIR. L. said il was enough
Tor us to manage our own affairs without
NEEDING III foreign matters, nor ought
we TO allow foreigners TO interfere in our
affairs. He cared not whether this self
stiled agent was really so or not had such
a petition been presented by an American
citizen, he would not receive it, unless ac-
companled by motion TO iInpeach the
President. If gentlemen wish that, let
them, said Mr.. z. come forward openly,
and not cloak the design under memo
rial from Venezuela agent nor receive
from that agent a philippe whose only
object could be to imculpale the conduct
OF the President. Mr.. =. asked if the
House could take on itself judicial pow
ers, and 90 into an investigation of the
rights of property i'll Ameiia Island 2I'Iiis