Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09

ged With the execution of tie u. States.
, would, he supposed, elicit the necessary
information. For aught we know official.
~, said MIR. S. the officers of the Uhi,.d
States IN thai territory may be al This
moment ia the full discharge of all their
functions. He could not consent 10 Az
sumo II as a fact, that the authority of
the United States ~ Missouri was not i'm
full operation. He conld not assume il
AS a fact. that the President has failed
IN his duly OF appointing Governor
anu other otieers, IN pursuance of the
laws. b, entertaining this enquiry, said
MT. >. TIE house would assume. in some,
degree, The d"tirs OF the Executive, and
bring us in collision with thai department.
For his part. he said, he could not con.
sent that this house should thus lake
npon itself the responsibility which belong
eu 10 another department of the govern.
ment. Whenever the authoitY OF The u.
o'aieS IN Missouri was set AT defiance,
| ~ whenever, from any cause whatever,
The authority of the Uniied STATES in thai
| territory should be al an end. H. pre-
sumed Congress would receive from the
Executive depart meni information of il.
| Uu'il such information was received he
could not agree 10 consider The subieri.
when !, dId come, he reserved 10 him self
J." decide what course ought TO be taken.
But, The proper course for gentlemen al
me present lime appeared to him 10 b.,
10 CAL on Tue Executive 10 inform the
nouse whether lie laws OF the United
| states we're al present duly executed in
Missouri, e.. If the Pgesideu, shvuIi
say, III reply, that the lawsare no, exc
cu'ed, and our authority nj in existence.
| ~ would tn II be time enough tn refer th,.
subject to a committee
| VII. campbell SAID the time might come
curing HE present scssioB. when he shouts
MOI nave The smallest objection TO ,b,s
| resolution but, he muSt be allowed 10
slate, That he did not believe The prcscn,
10 he The proper time. Ii was well under
| $1,000, that there ~ere several projects ON
1901 Tor The admission If Missouri, into
The Union When all thee failed. Mir. G.
sa'd, lie shoud be as ready AS any gen.
| Htmsn to assent 10 this resolution. IF
gentlemen were prepared to say that no
| TURNER eHofis Guld be made 10 accom-.
| pilsli that object, he was ready To vote
'or the resolution now. But, he said, in
every quarter OF The country, it anij, ipa.
| ted that the discussion will be revived ON
The resolution from The Senate: IN In.
paper from Richmond received tnrcsv.
| mere were two or ihTee letters from Wash.
ihg'on 10 That effect. The understand.
| ing vas. lie believed, that, perhaps next
| week, The resolution OF the table of In.
| Clerk might be called up, and decided
on. II every effort should fail for ,h.
admission of Missouri, il would be pro
| per to- adopt such a resolution as Ibis. bur.
IN ms opinion, not Till then.
| MT. Root rose 10 siiew by example, tha,
| the motion TO lay this resolution on the
| .dDie was moi unprecedented. lie agreed
| tu,iy I'D opinion with the gentleman from
emo, tha' The resolution ought to be laid
on '"e table, and should not agree 10
Iake II up again until the resolution
from the Senate should have been finajI,
acted on.
Mr.: LowmdeS said, very little reflection
would saiisf, any one thai IT was no, ne.
glossary 10 postpone This resolution uhtil
Tue oiher Question referred 10 should be
ueciued. he submitted to the house The
eoiiS'"eTaioa, That the report of the con,-
"''te under this resolution might have
considerable influence on the question ,g
| ne decided on the proposition from The
senate: IL appeared so bin, he had no
"es'ia'lon III say ing, ihat 10 man could
Vote on The various propositions which
hao been alluded 10. unless his mind was
'ha"e up on HE topics presented hy the
resolution now before the house. Whilst
up Mt l.. auVtficd 10 hat had fallen
rom ms Trend from New York, IS no oD-
poseu 'he resolution because We know
nothing officially OF aDy change IN The
actual condition OF Missouri. II veLnr.
nothing on that SUBJECT, said NIr. /. il
would be reason enough for 4,nuiry tJ,a,
ihe'e L. out ot'dGor convegsati1,, IN ,he
subject. We must MOI Get ON sucl, mfr.
'dii"h, Dui was II ever before Heard ,bs,
We musi hoi enquire INTO any matter he.
cdusc J., iia> been spoken of ouf. of dauss
on'y ~ practice If every da, was di,.
feTen But, II hiciat inf r,,,a,ion vas
ces"ary, HE Iious5 had iha; int,.,ma,;n,
IL HAD Information, tom The Cous,,t,,,i,'n
presented by Missouri. tIaf Ar a csr,ai"
'imr, 'ht authority OF Tie Unied States
was 10 determine, and that Of the up,v
s'a'r 10 commence. He did moi her.
speak "f lie question OF right i'm geya,d
I" 'be people of Missouri, bui OF The
q"eSt'o" oi iaci. 1t was true that there
was question OF fact presented Nv this
resolution but u was also trun that ,he,o
"os question OF la"-and nothing was
more usual ihaD, III regard to oues,ious
OF law, 10 ref,r them 10 The comm;t,ea ~,
tbs House Consisting of legaI ue,, ,.o,,.
sttu'ea TO consider such Questions heinz
tbe committee TO which il was PROMISED
To refer his resolution. ''P0"
MIR. oto'rS explained, that he had res
served HE question ol the expediency of |
an enquiry INTO this mailer. His obiec-
non TO acting on The subieci now Was.
lhai " appeared to hin the proper course
"ca'd ne, h'sl 10 call on the Executive. !
WI, Archer SAID, lie acceded 10 The pro- |
poseu pos'ponemeni, only because, as |
Inc mover Of the resolution, he (eI, bound |
10 uo so. II not thus Obliged, lie should |
nave voted against posiporcncnt. TIE |
objections OF Ire gentleman 10 tho reso
Iulion, he SAID, we're moi consistent one |