Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-22

would, OF course, have occasion for a Sc
parate territorial government. which, as
M The ease oil the admission of MISSISSIPPI
pi into the Union, had been done in re-
gard To the territory al Alabama. But,
1t has eNpectation MAS disappointed, aud
au act should moi pass al The i.rescut SEES
sion Ia au;horlse the people oi Missouri
10 form Il state government, n WAS vet ne
cessary that a separate territorial govern
ment should be established. ihis terri.
tory, which VAS likely To become, in
Time, one ut the most pnpHlOuS territories
liz the Union, was, from lis remeieness
from lii, present seat OF government, al
most without either law or government.
Air. Seat, OF Missouri, said, he did not
rise 10 oppose tie resolution: OH The con-
,rary, had he IA vote 10 give, il would be
for us adoption. He Was moi sensible
That any remarks he Was capable of max
my Would have any influence on the vote
ot III. house, but he rose, lest his silence
might be construed into an opposition.
which he did not inteHd and 10 repel "A
ny inference tina, might be drawn that lie
had neglected his duty 10 a part oi his
constituents, in MOI being the mover Of
the proposition. He had mlenied 10 in.
tro luce a resolution of a similar charac-
ter, so soon az he should receive from the
Legislature of The territory a memorial
PRAYING ;or the erection of state In the
Northern section of the territory, toge-
tlier wiIha certified copy Of the census
OF the whole territory, which he was in
The daily expectation OF receiving. This
data had not yet arrived, and he felt a
reluctance, i'll the press of business be-
fore the house, TO present, voluntarily, a
propositions, even for the consideration Of
the house, without having good au;hori-
". or some leading reason, to justify him.
lie knew, however, that the situation of
that portion OF the territory, removed
four or five hundred miles from the seat
oi territorial government, called loudly for
the interposition of congress. They were
not unfrequenily without competency of
civil and military officers to administer
justice, or keep order in the country;
and, although he was moi in possession OF
the census OF The territory, or any petition
from the people OF that part of it, vel he
was convinced that lie quantity of The
population, and its responsibility, iusliti-
ed the request; and believing, as he did,
that IT was the wish of the people, and
knowing il was their interest, lie hoped
the house would not consider the resolu-
ton premature, but that ii would be "a
lopted.
The motion was then agreed TO wiihou,
opposition.
The bill for the relief of Mr.. Ball, of
the Northern Neck Of Virginia, allowing
him 400 dollars for house DESTROYED
by the British, during the war, in conse-
quence OF lis having been occupied by
our troops, passed through committee
of the whole, Mr.. Smith, of Md. in the
chair, and was ordered 10 be eDgrossed for
"A third reading.
The bill to regulate passenger ships and
vessels, came next in order, MIR. Liuer-
mare III the chair.
Mr.. Nsntou explained the necessity of
this bill, and the nature of its provisions.
The great object of it was, lie said, 10
give 10 those who go and come in pas
senGer vessels, security of sufficient
food and convenience. LIZ consequence
of the anxiety 10 emlgrate from Europe
10 this country, the captains, sure of
freight, were careless OF taking the neccs-
sary quantity of provisions, or of restrict
ing the number OF passengers TO the con-
venience which their ships afforded. To
shew how necessary such bill as this
had become, one or two facts would suf-
fee. In the year 1917, five thousand per-
sons had sailed for this country from Ant
werp, sc. of whom one thousand died on
the passage. In one instance d captain
had sailed from a port oil that coast, with
1867 passengers. On his voyage, he put
INTO The Texel, previous TO doing which
.fos, h.Hldred had died; after being OH the
passage to our shores, before the vessel
arrived al Philadelphia, three hundred more
had died. The remainder, when the yes
sci reached Newcastle, were in very
emacialed state, from the want of water
and food, from which many Of them at
forwards died. Many other cases might
be stated, but these would suffice to shew
ihe absolute necessity of provisions such
as those of this bill. The bill restricted
the number OF passengers to two for every
five tons burihen of the vessel. In Great
Britain formerly but one had been allow
ed TO every five tons; but now one to
every three tons. The committee had
been OF opinion that the scale of one 10
every two tons and half would afford
every necessary accommodation. With
regard 10 The other sections OF the bill,
they were generally similar TO those of the
act respecting scanen, by which a cap
tain is obliged TO take on board certain
quantity OF water and bread for each sea-
man employed.
No objection being made to the bill, il
was ordered TO be engtossed for a third
rcadlng.
The bill regulating pensions next pas
sed through the committee of the whole,
Mr.. DeSha in The chair.
hlr. 4. III. Nelson stated the object Of
the bill 10 be, to protect lIie government
from Imposition. He knew If many men
receiving pensions Tor Wounds received IN
the late war, who had wholly recovered
OF those wounds. and were as hale hearty
men as any III tie community, &c.
Alter some debate between Messrs.
Nelson and NILS respecting an amend
mcDi proposed by the former, and an un-