Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-04

WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 20.
DEBATE ON rHE SEMINOLE WAR.
ICONTINUED.
The House having again resolved itself
into a committee of The whole on The
sla,esd Of the Union. Alr. Piskut in the
,haii) on The report oiihe military COM
ntiltee, disappearing the trial and cAecu-
ten OF Arbululot ana Ambfisler, with
The amendments proposed thereto
Mr.. CLAy, .Sped;e,.) rose. In rising
TO address you, sir, said be, on the very
interesting subject which now engages
the attention OF Congress. | must he al
lowed 10 say, thai all differences, drawn
from the course hich IL will be nv pain
fol duty TO lake IN this discussion, OF u.I-
f.ienGlness 10 either the Chief Magistrate
OF The country, or To the iiiusirious mill
tary chieiiain, whose operations are un-
der investigation, will be wholly uniouud-
cd. Towards that distinguished Captain,
who has s!ie, soinuch glory on our cu,ln-
try, whose renoHn constitutes SO great
portion Gifts noraiproprrty, never had,
never can have, any other feelings Than
those OF tie i:,ost profound respect, and
OF The utmost kindness. With him my
acquaintance is very limited, but, so far
as il has extended, il has beei, of the
most amicable kind. know, sail Mr..
G. the motives Which have been, and
which will again be, attributed 10 me, il,
regard TO the other exalted parsonage al
iuded 10. They have been, and viii be,
uniounGed. Have no interest, other than
tilaI OF seeing The copcerns OF my coun-
Try well and happily administered. Ii is
INFINITELY more gratifying 10 behold the
prosperity OF my country advancing, by
The wisdom oilhe measures adopted TO
promote II, than IL would be To expose
The errors which may be committed, il
there be any, III the conduct of It's affairs
Mr.. e. SAID, liiiie as had been his expe-
Renee IN public life, ii had been suiflci-
ent toteach him, lbat The most humble
station Is surrounded by difficulties aud
barrassments. Rather than throw OBJ
sfructions IN the way Of the Presid ent,
lie would prccede him, and pick Out
those, If he could, which might Iostle him
IN his progress--lie would sympaihise
with liim IN. his embarrassments, and
eomnisseraie with him III his misf0r-
tunes. Ii was true, that ii had been his
mortitlcaiion 10 differ Will, that gentle
ihan OH several occasions. He might be
agam Reluctantly compelled 10 differ with
him but he would, with the utmost sin
ceriiy, assure the committee, that he had
formed no resolution, come under no en-
sagements, and that lie never would form
any resolution, or contract any engage
,nent Tor sS stemalic opposition TO his adj
ninistraiIon, or 10 that of any other Chief
Magistrate
MIR. c. begged leave further to premise,
that the subject under consideration pre-
senled Two distinct aspects, susceptible,
IN Ills Judgment, of the most clear aud
precise discrimination. The one he
would call lis foreign, the other its do
sneslIc, aspect. In regard to the first, he
would say. that lie approved entirely Of
lhe conduct oflIis government, and That
Spain had no cause OF complaint. sisy-
lag violated an important stipulation OF
NE treaty OF 1913, lint pow er had Justly
subjected herself to all the consequences
WHICH ensued upon the entry in: 0 herdo-
n'inlons, aud ii belonged not 10 i,er f.,
complain OF those measures which result
Ell from her breach OF contract still less
aiad she rgit 10 examine into the con.
s!derations connected wiki the domestic
aspect OF The subject.
Nhai were TIE propositions before The
committee! The first in order was that
reported by ,hemilltary committee, which
asserts tie disapprobation of This House
OF the proceedings i'll the trial aud execu-
ion OF Arbutlinot and Anlbrsier The
second, being The first contained in fbe
L
quence OF that aisapprobaiion, and con
templates the passage of law 10 prolIibi,
ihe execution hereafter of any captive.
taken by the army, without the approba-
non OF Tie PRESIDENT. The third prone
si'lon was, that this House disapprovcs of
Tie lorcihie seizure of the Spanish nosts
as contrary to orders, aud iii violation OF
Inc COZ lItaiiom. The fourth proposi-
7ion' as the result Of the last, is, that a law
.SHou'u pass TO prohibit the march of The
army OF lie United States, or any corns
81 u, ihio any foreign territory. Syithout
Tue previous authorization of Coupress
except u he III fresh pursuit of defeated
enemy. The trst and third were general
propositions, declaring tie sense IF tLe
House III regard 10 the evils pointed on,
and the second and fourth pfoposed lie
legislative remedies against Tie recur-
renee Of those evils.
II would be mt once perceived. Mr.. r.
sad, by this simple statement Of tie pro.
positions, that no oihercensure was pro-
posed against General Jackson himself
tlah What was merely consequential. His
name even did moi appear in any one Of
me resolutions. The Legislature Of The
country, III reviewing The state of the I'm
ion' and considering The events which
nave 'ranspTed sInce It's last mepflno.
hnds That particular occurrences. Of tie
greatest moment, ia nany respects. had
itken place near our southern border
ne would add, that the House had moi
souSii, ~ any @fficions interference with
ine du'ies OF Tie Executive, 10 gain iuris-
oislion over this mater. The President,