Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-27


created no new duty, established no new
prohibition il Only secured the execu.
ton of existing duties in "a particular, for
tie failure TO observe which the Treasury
OF the United States, and not lhe oi'eno-
ing individuals, would ultimately be res
ponsiblc. Mr.. l.. would not say that tEv
aci merited none Of The reproduction hr>-
towcd ON Il; hu; he woui,i SaT that II
bad Dol been p'occd 10 contain any IL
FURIOUS or oppressive provisions
Mr.. CLAY said, ii was always witlTery
painful regret that he found himself dii-
terms from the gentleman who had just
taken his scat, and with the chairman at
The committee at foreign relations ard,
when differing from them, be almost tbs
trus,cd his own perceptions. But lils
was not the first time he had had thatnls-
fortune; for his honorable friend, (Alr.
Lo"ndCs) had been at the las; session a
powerful auxiliary in carrying through
tiic bill which, then passed, and was now
proposed 10 be repealed. NUtvithsland-
ing his great regret at the circumstance,
however, lie must obey the dictates of his
own judgment. Mr.. G. said, hc never had
animated that the act of 1917 did not or
gilate III the Judgment OF this house, or
that II was passed at the instance at any
STOOD the enileman from Georgia, lie had
admitted That the committee mad had The
benci't Of the suggestions OF several 90
reign ministers. 1t was iH:ml.erial To him,
M. Z. sa!d, whether the act sprung t.om
any suggestion oi foreign agents, OK WEcih-
CT, a,iei u was recommended, The letters
OF Inc ministers were Sent 10 { lie commit
minister's Mr.. C.iiild, IN reTeiTihg 10 rhedl,
he meant nothing diSrespecttul tow ards
them-le would not treat with dIsrcSpSct
even the minister Of Ferdinand, whose
cause this b!.l was not Intended 10 bene-
fit; he, :a,d Mr.. Clay, is d faith}at minis
ter II, not satisfied with making repre-
seHtations to the foreign department lie
also attends the proceedings of the su-
pfeme court, 10 watch lis decisions, lie at
lords but SO many proofs OF tine ildeity
for which The representatives of Spain
ha always been distinguished. And
how nioriity isg is it, sir, 10 hear of The
honorary rewards and titles, and so iOriL,
granted for these services; for, if am uOi
| mistaken, our act of 1917 produced the
bestOwai OF some honor on this faithful
| representative OF his majesty and, ii TINS
BIT passes which is now before us, | have
no doubt he will receive some new honor
| Tor his further success. No, Mr.. <. said
he would never treat foreign ministers to
| our government with dISrespect. SutNet
WAS he not entirely satisfied with the sug-
| gcstlOrS respecting the reprel cDiali0ns,
garbled and ungarbled, Of ihe foreign nj
| nlsters. In regard TO the letter OF The MI
nisier of Portugal, man whom Mr. Claw
said he highly Veneraied whom he re-
! garded as AN honor TO his country and al
! ornament 10 science-a man whose coun
| try could not have shewn greater res
! pect for the United States than by depui-
! ing him as lis representative to this Cog
ernment-wiih regard 10 that letter, as Tie
| gentleman bad charged tie publication
| which had been made otit 10 lie d garbled
one, and il seemed by lis confession CHS
precious confession he would call II, but
not in the obnoxious sense Of the term)
| that lie either had ihe document in his
possession or had seen il, lie hoped that
he would lay il before the house in cxien-
SO, that they might see ii in lis nngarbied
state, sc. &c. int having been contra
| dicted III tue statement he had made when
up before, respecting the passage OK the
act of 1917, MIR. Z. begged Of the honora-
bic gentleman, before he disputed ANY
statement Of ls (Mr. Clay's) 10 take the
trouble 10 examine whether he was
himself correct. lflhe gentleman would
turn to the Journal, he would find
that, OH the question TO engroSs The bill,
there were 63 IN the negative. Mr. for
Syth explained the bill thus ordered 10
be eDgrossed was moi that which finally
! passed, which came from the Senate. If,
Mr.. Clay continued, the gentleman wotI
look oyerthe list Of names RECORDED in The
negative, lie would find The name of one
OF the present Cabinet, the Secretary OF
! War. The Yeas and Nays had also been
taken on the proposition to postpone the
BIZ indefinitely when ii came back from
the Senate and, although owing 10 llI1
| PERIOD Ct tie session, d smaller number
| voted on the bill, there were vet 81 votes
| for pOStpOnement, 10 some 60 ODD against
| il.
But, said Mr.. c. it seems, that in the
remarks which have submitted, | have
made some reflections on the late Presi.
dent ef the United States. No such thing
But was there uol, he asked. considc.
rable alteration, since the act OF 1917, IN
our posture in respect TO The war beiwccu
Spain and the provinces. The Executive
had since declared 10 the whole Norlo
that the condition of the United States i.
one of neutrality in regard 10 The contest
Not thatOnly, but that the war carrying on
is civil war, and that I'VE owe To bOil
parties all the obligations of neutrality
the obligations due to party III civil
war being very different from those due
to people in rebellion, and demanding
therefore a different state of OR laws
But, returning to the late President OF tie
United Statcs-nO man, Mr. G.. said, had
a more high sense OF the exalted cha
raCter and distinguished services of tie
gentleman 10 whom he thus alluded: but
whilst, SAID he, ! am a Representative
of the nation, | shall speak freely I'M
sentiments, let them be in opposition tC