Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-03


ir'ne OF secret preeesdingS, and thereby
from the public eye measures
~ poriant IN their consequences, and
wlilcs ought TO be known Ia the cilizcns
at thus country, ~ IA doctrine against
wLich he would take leave To enter his
solemn protest. 10 was doctrine WHICH
might bc advocated aud maintained nm
der some governments but il was one
which lie considered altogether incom-
paiihle with the spIri, and genins of Re
publiranism. In a republic the people
ought Ia know, they had u right 10 know,
the political course pursued by those
whom they had clothed with power. He
had no fear. MIR. w. said, Of trusting the
people OF This country with full know.
ledge OF their polite al concerns he had
great confidence in their wisdom, rSeir
prudence. ami their patriotism. II, upon
The publication OF these secret proceed
mgs, II should be found that the estimate
winch had been made of The public
worm oil men, had been mistaken one,
~ might, perhaps, he cause of regret,
bur, so Tar from being AN argument a
gainst their publication, he conceived 10
he one OF the most cogeD, asons illai
could be assigned in supper, of the
measures Men ought la stand or fall,
IN public Estimation, according 10 their
intrinsic merit or demcrii. The acts of
men on great aud important political
questions, Is The standard bV which they
ought 10 be judged. But il had been
urged That the proceedings OF those DAYS
should be buried in profound ubscuri,y
mai Tie veil OF secrecy should not be
Withdrawn, lest disclosure Of those oc-
currences should revive unpleasant re-
collections, and cause unnec. ssary excite.
nent M The publc mind and. 10 enforce
these admOnIiionS, our attention had
been called To the eAciiem,nt which has
"NIsied DUNG tie discussion OF an lm
poriant subject, (ihe Missouri sues ion.)
now under the consideration of This
house. Is II an unusual urpx raoi dinary
occurrence, said Nj. W. that some ex.
c'temeni should exist in deliberaiivp
assembly, when engaged IN The disc ussion
oi question considered by some gems
tlemen OF vital importance 10 the great
interests OF our country, as II relates Ia
our present happiness and prosperity, and
The happiness and prosperity OF future
generations, and a question, too. on
which great diversity OF opinion NAV
fairly exist So far from those occur
FENCES being considered unusual or un.
expected, he thought they might, ON all
occasions, be expected, where a deep in.
teresi was felt IN What nigh, be HE result
OF observation-disclosures But whether
The publication of the acts of men invests
Ell with authority. which acts il was i'm
ms Judgment, essential for the p. ople of
THIS country distinctly TO understand.
would eTwouid not occasion excitement
on the floor OF that house, or In any other
place, was consideration, Mr.. w. said.
which would never have weight with him:
he, therefore, hoped the resolution would
be adopted, and the important proceed.
lngs of those times published, for the
benefit of the people of America.
The question was then taken on refer
ring the Resolve to select committee.
and was decided in the affirmative. The
committee has not yet reported on the
subject.
SATURDAY, FEB. 90.
MIR. Smith OF Virginia from the COM
mlttee on military affairs. 10 whom was
referred an enquiry into the expectancy
OF establishing an additional national ar
mory. made a report unlavorabIe TO The
establishment OF an additional arnory
which report was, ON motion of MIR.
anderson, laid on The table.
MISSOURI BILL.
The order OF the day being announced
from the Chair being the unfinished
business OF yesterday,
MIR. HiN renewed the motion which, he
maze yesterday, that the committee of
ile whole f1oase be discharged from the
further consideration of fine Missouri Bill:
but the motion was moi sustained by
majority of the House.
The House then again resolved itself
lnio committee of the whole, Nc. CUbb
III the chair on The said bill.
Mr.. Sto,rs, Of New York, moved io
amend the bill, by inserting IN the Ali
section, Immediately preceding the Res
iric'ive amendment adopted Yesterday
the following proviso:
That iD ali that tract of country coded b>
France TO the United States under the name
of Louisiana. which lies north of thirty
degrees and thirty minutes north latitude ex-
ceptiug only snch part thereof as is included
within the limits OF the state contemplated Nv
tins act, there shall Re neither slavery nor in
voluntary ServitHde, otherwIse Than in tn
punishment OF crimes whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted Provided ditrogs
That any perSon escaping into the same, from
whom labor or service is lawfully clsi.ned in
any state or territory of the United States
sEch fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed. and
conveyed 10 the person claiming his or her la
Dor. as Aforesaid.
Mr. Storrs supported his amendment
IN speech OF considerable leng,II-em-
bracing, incidentally, in the range Of his
remarks, an examination of The rigbt Of
imposing the Slavery Restriction on Mis-
souri,.
MIR. Randolph next rose, aud spoke
more than -four hours, against fhe aniend-
meDi, and on The topics connected viii,
II, the subject of restriction, &c. When
he had concluded, (abouI half past four
o'cloCk,)
An Intellectual motion was made for
the committee To rise.
Mr.. Becker, OF Ohio, then took the