Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-08
IN SENATE.
WEDNEsnAY Fan

EDNESDAY, FEB. >.
MIR. NObie presented TO the Senate the
memorial of the legislature OF Indiana.
praying that no law may b- passed
changing the Terms OF sale of public lands,
an't representing the injurious effects
which such law would have on the Yves
Tern states: which memorial was read
and reirred.
The Senate took up the resolution sub.
mtird yesterday by Mr.. OLs, and agreed
thereto.
The senate then resumed the conside-
RATION tthe
MAINE AND MISSOURI BILL.
MIR. BnriH, OF Rhode Island, nlo,e ed TO
amend liz 5'h section, ofihc amendment
res? ching Missouri, wherein /, ls provi.
ded. that The constitution, whenever FORM
ed. " stall be republican, and mol repug-
nani to The constitution ofthe II. States, F."
by adding To tins provision. the follow
ing clause " nor TO he three jlI arfi-
cieS ri compact IN the ordinance of the 1871 of
JHiy. 1897, bet'ceen tie original states ami
the people and states Of the territory north
'cest ofthe rirer Ohio "
The three articles of the ordinance of
1882, here ref rred TO, are as follow
Art. l. No person, demeaning himself in a
peaceabie and orderly manner shall ever be
or relIg sentiments. IN the said territory
Art 2. The inhabitants of the said territory
shall always he entitled TO the benefits of The
writ OF habeas corpus, and of the trial by
jury ; OF ii prSportiOiate representation of tho
people in the Legislature, and OfiudiciaI DrO-
ceediDgS according 10 the course 0fthe common
law. All perS0nS shall he bailabe unless for
capital offences, where the proof shall be evi.
dent or the presumption great. All fines shall
be moderate and no cruel or unusual punish.
ments shall be Inflicted. No man shall he de-
privcd Of his liberty or property but by the
Judgment Of his peers. or The Inv of the land
ara, should lie pubic eXigencies make il ne
cesSdTS, tor tie common preservation, To tax ?
any persons property or TO demand his partic-
uiar services, full compensation shall be made
for the sane. And, in the Just preservation
OF rlghts aud property, it is understood and
declared that 10 law ought ever 10 he made
or have force iu the said territory that sIiaI,
IN any manner whatever, interfere with or
dHrct, private cOhtrdcts or engagements bona
tide, and without fraud, previously formed
Arc 3. Religion, morality, and knowledge
being necessary 10 good government aud the
happiness OF mankind. schools aud lh, means
OF education shall for ever be encouraged
The utmost good faith shall always be obsery-
ed towards tile Indians tiieiI lands and rro-
pefty shall never he taken from them without
their consent end in their property, ri.hts
AMI liberty, they never shall be invaded or
disturbed, unless iu Just and lawful wars su-
thoriZed Oy Congress; bit laws founded in
Juoti't anu humanity SDhii, from time tO lime,
he made. Tor preventing wrongs being done to
Them, aud tor preserving peace aud friendship
" It'll them
Mr.. BHrrW followed his motion with a
speech of considerable IengiIi in its sup
port after which,
The subject was, OH motion Of MIR.
Lomrie, postponed 10 Tomorrow and
The Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9.
Mr.. Sanford, from Tive committee of Fl
nance, reported bill Tor tie rclI,I Of the
president, directors, and company OF The
Merchants Bauk OF Newport, Rhode91sl-
aud, TO refund certain stafap duiirs /
which was passed 10 second reading.
Mr.. R"ggieS, OF Ohio, laid before HE
Senate Sundfy resolutions Of tho Legis
iaiurc OF Ohio. requesting The Senator'S
aud Representative IN Congress from
that state 10 oppose the admission ofslave
~ uio any OF the territories of tie
Unued States or into any news state vi icl
shall be her after admitted into The u.
mon Which resolutions we're read aud
ordered To lie OF 'he table.
MAINE AND MISSOURI ELL.
he Senale resumed The consideration
OF this subject Mr.. BpyTiRs motion (of-