Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26

decision ON these amendments. Without
speaking or acting improperly towards
HE Senate, respecl tor themselves requir-
ed the House To act promptly. Mr.. :.
opposed The amendments al some length
One reason Tor IL was, that the bill came
with too much they did not belong Ia
the btll; II proposed 10 cono,ci witt,
Maine. all the questions helongins Ia the
Missouri subject and what Was more,
connected with Maine, the question call.
ed a compromise. Could gentlemen Sc
riously call Tins an amendment! They
might call 1t what they pleased hm, il
would be just as proper TO annex 10 IL a
pension la", or a bankrup, BIZ, and call
i,ian amendment. Whairvet lie the fob
Jeci al tins amendment, IL would appear
TO have an improper end in view, and
such would be lis effect on The public
mind, &c.
Mr.. Smith, Of n. c. was in favor of The
commi,men, and, as we'll ~ I've conlh
be heard, spoke To sliew tina, the amend
mcpis were not improper; tina, The course
taken by the Senate was moi unusual or
unnatural, and thar, whatever The dsci-
sion on them here, lie doubted whether
That body would recede.
MIR. Smith, OF Md. opposed tLo com
mliment as useless and argued 10 shew
ina II would not save time that i, omld
De al ended with neon, enience, without
producing any benefit, &c.
MIR. Brown, OF Kentucky, spoke al
considerable length, aud very warmly.
against the proposition 10 force members
in'o an instant decision Of this important
question. lie maintained the Justice and
fairness oi allowing time for AN examina.
hon tNt The. m mi, I'D f,>.
ration for decision; aud condemned
strongly The attempt to coerce The House
inio an immediate vote on a subiec, so
little understood, aud so important.
MIR. NcLdnP, of Del. was in favor Of
committing the bill-nol because he was
IN favor of uniting Maine and Missouri.
Tor lie was decidedly opposed 10 the un-
ION, and, NJ he supposed The commitment
wnuio retard HE admission Of Maine, he
shouIf be opposed Ia II but this could
not be the eHcct-i, would be decided as
sonn as III" question now under consider.
anon could be. lie had opposed the uu-
ION oil lie bills when The subject was ori.
Sinally Deiore the house he was still on.
posed 10 II, because he deemed IL dan.
gerous mode OF legislation, and would
vote to di>uniie them whenever the sub
jet should come distinctly before The
house. But the union of Missouri with
Maine was not the only amendment the
Senate had made they had introduced
another, OF equal, if moi of greater impor-
'ance-ihal which prohibited the miro
ducuOn OF slavery into the territories. He
was III favor of This proposition he pre-
sumed all the advocates of restriction
would also be in favor of it. +, was an
amendment of vast importance. which
might as pre- perry be introduced into ih,.
bill Tor the admission OF Maine as i'm one
Tor The admission of Missouri, or i'm dis
met bill. II was because this was an i'm
porianl subject thai he wished il TO be
duiy weighed ami considered. Ii also
embraced The basis of compromise
which had beer adjusted i'm the Senate
alter great deliberation. DESTROYS as he
was OF quIeilng public excitement on
some principle OF compromise, lie hoped
Time would be afforded 10 lest IFS prac-
ilcabuiiy. 1t Missouri should be stricken
from the Till, this amendment, be-
ing distinct proposition, would remain
ana deserved 10 be considered.
II he were now forced 10 vote upon The
rejection OF the amendments of the Sc
nate, opposed as he was TO The union of
Maine with Missouri, he should be com
peiied 10 vote against both provisions,
and Illus aid IN defeating compromise,
which he was so anxious 10 effect: he
hoped, therefore, that the bill would be
committed.
The question was then taken on COM
hitting The bill and amendments. and
decided IN the negative by yeas and NAYS
as follows:
YEAS-Hessrs. Abbot, Alexander Allen n; Tenn
Anderson, Archer, Of Md Archer, OF Va Barbour Bay
w. 1io"mnela BTeVaTd Brown, Bryan, BurweII Butler
OF Lou; Cannon, CObb, Cooke, Crawford CToweII
CulbTeth, Cuipepper, Cuthberi, Earle Edwards Of N
C.Lrvin, Floyd, GaInttt, Hall. ofN. Hardin Hooks
Johnson, Jones, of Va. Jones, Of Tenn Kent Kinsey
Lite Lowndes, M'Coy, wCr.ary, M'Lsne Of Deia
Lean, OF Ken Mercer, MetCalf, NeaIe Nelson of
va. newton, overslTeet, PlHda Quares, Rankin,
Reed, Rhca RingRVd, Robertson, Shaw Sinkihs Slo-
cnub, D. Smith, Of Va. a. Smyih Of va Smith Of n .
STROLLER, Swearingeu, Terrell Tucker, Of va Tuck
DIVA. Williams, Of N. Gu.
NAYS-messis. Adams, AileH, Of Mass. Allen. ofN.
Y Baker. Baldwin, Bal, Bateman, Beecher, Beden
BrNsh, Buhrm, Burton, Butler, OF N. ~. CampbeI
Case, Ciageu, Clark Cook, Crafts Cushuan Daring
ton Davidson, Dennison, Dewitt, Dickin, on Dowse
EGsy, Edwards, Of Con Edwards, Of Tenn. raw Fisher
Ieiger, Foot Forrest. Fuller, fallsrioH Gross ufN
J. Gross Of Penn. Guyon, Hackey Hall, of ~
Hazard, HemyhiIl, Hendricks nsItick Hihshman
H'rsteT, hil, Holmes, IlUsteitef, Kendall KinsIey
lalhropI Lincoln LiHn, Livermore, Lyman MacIay
Maiary, hafchand. Jason, Mech, Meigs Il Moore
,. Moore, Mcneil, Morton, MoSeley, Murray Nelson
OF Mass. Parker, Of Mass. parker Of Va. Patterson
Ibr'ps, PhiIson, Pitcher PluTIet, Rich Richards
hiuhm@nG, Rogers Ross, Russ, Sampson, Sergeant.
SeWe, Silshee, Sloan. Smith, of N Smith, Of Md
o1uhaid, stevens, Sors, Street Strong of W. Strong
o. n. l. larr. Taylor, Tomlinson. Iompkius, Tracy,
Uphain Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, weadover, Whimah,
Wood-lO5.
Mr. Smyfh, Of Virginia, then moved TO
lay The amendments on the table, and
print them, iha, the HOUSE might AT least
sac what IL was called OIL 10 decide :;
which motion was also Iost---ayes rs, noes
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TIE question recurring ON the motion
to disagree TO the amendments
Mr. Simhns moved that the amend.
ment he postponed 10 Tuesday, and be
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