Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-16

Florida, and their allies, British refugee.
and Spanish agents, or. from wIsb Z,
| crush that man by the strong arm Of pow
er-that man who had so much n,eriire
the thanks OF his country, that he wiS.icd
! full and early discussion Of the subject
He did not wish il. lac said. 10 he referred
/: To Il committee Of the Whole, or la lie "a
The table, and be forgotten. Hewas not " IL
ling that any such report as that from HE
military committee, calculated TO ruin ih.
| reputation of a man who had rendered 81
! signal services 10 Ills country, should be
considered as representing the opinion al
| tins house He was net willing. there
| fore, that il should remain tor a moment
ON the table, but should undergo "a inl
discussion, IA early as,practical!e " Inch
would be ensured by referring il 10 "A
committee of the whole OH the state al
the union.
MIR. Mercer, Of Virginia, while he con-
graduated the house OH the digniticd re-
port which the military committee had
presented to them, was disposed, in the
proceedings on this subject, TO act with
all necessary deliberation. Tile only OBJ
lection he had heard To the proposition to
refer the subject 10 committee OF the
whole on The state OF The union, was, that
il might be called up at any time this
objection, he said, might be entirely OBJ
waited, by naming a day when il should
| be called up aud if day were not ma
med, the hou would always have il in IFS
pnwer, If il chose, 10 refuse to go into
committee, ifmoved for at too early IA day.
He should deplore, MIR. Nj. said, perhaps
more than any member 1T the house, that
this should be referred 10 an ordinary
IcOmmIiiee OF the whole, and that the
| whole session should pass oil without an
expression, on the part of the house, offs
| opinion OH this subject. Wuh respect Ia
the character of Gen. Jackson, though he
would Hoi unnecessarily afraiyn il, MIR.
Nj. said, he looked, in the view which lie
took OF the Importance of this question,
| to higher objects to the character of this
house, and Of this nation.
Mr.. Smith, of Virginia, hoped, that the
motion of the gentleman from Georgia,
womb prevail. He presumed that The
gentlemen adverse TO General Jackson
were none of them desiross of precipiIa-
ting the discussion, or taking any advan.
4 tage, by surprise, of those who approved
ot his conduct. He supposed That by
Monday next every gentleman who desl-
red to take part in the discussion would
be prepared, aud that that day would .be
agreed on. He said he should, when the
discussion came Oh, attempt to shew thai
all the proceedings OF General Jackson
were JustlhabIe, by the law of nations.
Mr.. Desha, OF Kentucky, wished the pa
pers 10 lie OH The table, that the members
OF the House might have an opportunity
OF examining them but, if referred 10 IA
1 N al.
The substitute as well as the report 10 be
rcferred-and that, in their publication
IT, Y might go together, That the world
should see aud understand the views OF
both sides of the House.
MIR. Johnson, of kentucky, suggested the
proprIeiy OF d concurrence, on all sides oil
The House, In the commitment of the re-
port and the amendment 10 committee,
as proposed. /! for no oiherreason than
That the Speaker might wish TO pariici-
pate IN The debate, he should approve OF
that course. Tie subject had excited
considerable sensation, and he hoped
every opportunity would he given TO
members. on all sides of the House, 10
express their opinions. To debate il now
was TO take up the time of The House 10
no useful purpose whatever.
Aiter some further remarks, from
MesSrs. Floyd, Cobb and Stroller, in snp-
port respective opinions, and some
conversation on point OF order, the
Question on r'terrins the report of the
military committee 10 a committee of the
whole on the stale of The union, was car
ried, without division.
On motion OF MIR. Desha, the paper OF
iered by MIR. johnson, of Kentucky, as a
substitute, was then referred 10 the same
committee, and
| MIR: 1aif,nadge gave notice, that if no
Que else did, be should, on Monday next
move TO go into u committee OF the whole
on this subject
Further Proceedings on Tuesday.]