Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-07

bill to be enerossed and read third time
Mr.. Siorfs moved to amend the bill, by
adding thereto new section, providing for
the exclusion OF slavery from all the terrific
ries of the United States west of the Missis-
sippi and north of36 deg. 80 min. OF north
latitude, excepting the proposed state of
(tbe amendment commonly called
the compromise
Mr.. Randolph spoke a short time against
this amendment.
Mr.. Foot moved TO amend the anne ndment
by striking out the words 6 SO degrees, 80
minutes, north latitude" so as to leave the
provision applicable to all the territories Of
the U. States.
Mr.. Clark made few remarks against the
propriety ofihtroducing the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. storrs in this bill.
Mr.. Randolph stated, much at large, the
reasons why he should vote against the COM
promise.
Mr.. Foot explained the object Of his mo-
ton which was, chiefly to attempt an &C
commodation of conflicting opinions on this
subject, of stripping the question OF the con-
stitutional difficulty, and TO test the sincerity
of those who had maintained the restriction.
Mr. Cobb advocated the proposed accom-
mediation, and deprecated with great ear
pestness, the consequences which would en-
sue from persisting in the restriction, &c.
Mr.. Storrs rose, and stated that, from the
consideration that bis proposition might ere.
ate delay in the passage of the bill, by draw
;ne out a long discussion, and thus, by pro-
cras,nating any result from the Conference
between the two Houses, operate to delay
the admission of Maine beyond the 4th OF
March, the time to which she had been Ii
mited by the parent state--he would with
draw his proposition.
The question was then, at length taken.
on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read
third time, and decided in the affirmative,
by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas, 95-Nays, 81.
And little after o'clock, the House ad.
journed.
Wednesday, March 1.
Soon after the Speaker had taken the
chair,
Mr. Ouarles, of Ken. rose, he said
with feelings which he could not eX.
press, and with melancholy very sell
don experienced by him. to announce to
the House the distressing Intelligence
of the death of one of its body: my
friend and colleague, Maj. DAVID
WALKER. with christian fortitude, "a
bout eight o'clock this morning, ex-
changed. said Mr.. QuarIes, world of
cares. Of tolls and difficulties, for, |
hope a mansion of bliss.
offer, said Mr.. G. for considera-
tioa. resolutions COMFORTING with the
wish of the deceased. While living.
my colleague. by profession and prac-
tice, in private and public life, was
plain unaffected man. He, from edu-
cation, had an adherence Of pomp and
parade. He, desired that the body that
was clad in mourning should weep with
mental distress. He had seen nume-
rus carriages, filled with persons at
tending funerals, at this and other pla-
ces, moving with solemnity to the bu
rial ground, and returning from it with
no evidences of sorrow. And to pre-
vent a similar spectacle, connected
with his remains, did he make the re-
solutions now offer. The Represen-
tatives from Kentucky, the relatives OF
the deceased, and also those gentlemen
who lived with him, and whose kind
pe,s was generously afforded him in
his sickness. have been consulted with
regard to the propriety of the course
which is now proposed. and have ap-
proved it. I wish that this Body will
consider the departure from the usual
course of proceeding on former coca
sions of this kind, as arising from none
other than the purest motives--the most
sincere respect to our colleasue-and
in this House, a desire to carry into exec
cution the dying wish of one of its bo-
DIV. hope that shall have the kind
indulgence of my brother members, in
permitting the repeated wishes of my
colleague 10 be carried into effect, con-
formally to the spirit Of the resolutions