Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-15
CONGRESS.
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IN SENATE.


s-dUuS WAS DIouHHt to close Tue blii
being ordered 10 be eugrossed for IA. third
reading, bv the fnllOw lug vote:
yEAS-Nlessis. Harbour, Dicke, sou, Eaton.
Edwards. Elliot, Gaillard, Holmes, OF Maine,
Holmes, OF Miss, Hors.y, Hunter, johnson
OF Lou. King. Of Ala. King, Of n. Y. Ksight,
I.aumau, Lloyd Mills. Morrii, Noble, Otis
l'arrott, Pita,ants, Rnggl Sanford. Smith,
Stokes, Talbot, Taylor thomas, Ticbenor,
rtimble. Van Dyke. Walker. OF Alab. Wal.
kes. OF Geo. Williams, Of Miss. Villa ms ,.of
Ten. johnson Of ky.-36
NAIS.-MesSrs. Chandler, Dana, Lowrie
Macon, Roberts.--5.
An account ct the other business Of
10 day, shall be given IN our next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tie ensrossed bill to alter aud esiab-
iish certain post roads, WAS read a third
timr. passed, aud sent TO the Senate for
concurrence.
The engrossed bill making appropria-
tions for the support Of Tue civil gov.
ernment Tor the year 1921, was read
third tiEle, pas aed aud sent 10 the Senate
Tor concurrence
SOUTH AMERICAN PROVINCES.
MIR. CLAY rose, and submitted for con,
sjderasion the following resolution:
Rrsoired That the House of Representatives
participates with the people OF the United
states in the deep interest which they feel
Tor the success of the Spanish provinces of
South America which are struggling to es.
fablish their liberty and Independence and
thar j, will give its constitutional support to
the President of the United States, whenever
he may deem il tSpedent TO recognize the
sovereignty and Independently of any Of the
said provinces.
In cffering this resolution, Mr. G. said,
he was influenced by the general solici.
sude which he fel, on tins subject, and bv
The conviction that there was a majority
OF The house III favor Of an expression of
seminar! favorable to The cause OF
tue People Of The Spanis, Provinces.
ihe vote ct yesterday, 10 the contrary,
was influenced III great degree, il was
evident, by considerations OF form. lie
bad framed this resolution go as, he hop
ed, TO be uns xcrp,ionable i'm that res
pec'; and though il did not go so far as
he wished 10 g., 1t went 10 a certain ex-
tent III giving The countenance of this
bonse tO the exertioms Of The people Of
the Suutl,. Mr.. C.. said, as the subject
MAS weR' understood, aad he wished not
{" consume the iime of the house, he
should not drbaie the proposition, unless
he should he Obliged 10 do 80 by debate
against il.
Mr.. REID moved that the resolution
lie on the table, for consideration, as well
because. OF the general importance ofany
proposition on this subject, and the pro.
prieiy of acting on il with deiibera,ion,
as because the gentleman who was al The
head of the committee of Foreign Affairs
mir. LOwndes) was this day absent.
Mr.. CLAY stated, that lie had informed
his triciul al the head Of tic committee
of Foreign Affairs, who was absent from
atemporary indisrosition, that he intend.
ed 10 submit such proposition ~ this
to-day and received for answer that he
did mol care about being present al the
discussion, and did not weh 10 he sent
for.
MIR. SMITH, Of Md. made few re.
marks, 10 shew that The house ought to
at with caution and delibera,ion on a
proposition of this sort, which, foraught
they knew, might compromii The peace
81 The country.
The question on the motion to lay tle
resolution OH the table, resulted thus:
For laying ii on The table II
Against il ~
So the motion was lost and the qmes.
fion was stated on agreeing 10 The Ieso-
intinn.
Here arose a Debate, which occupied
the whole day. The want of room pre-
vents us from giving at present more Than
The names OF the Speakers and The sides
Which they respectively took
Mr.. WooD first spoke in opposition TO
she motion because il proposed TO make
needless professions, and was not there.
fore consistent with selfrespeci because,
u II had any object, ii was an encroach.
nenf on the p over of the Executive, and
might produce collision between The
two departments of government, which
was much TO be deprecated,
Mr.. FLOYD referred TO All early mes
sage of President Washington 10 Con-
gress, 10 sbew That, al that time, the pre-.
vious consent Of Congress was thought
necessary 10 the institution OF foreign
missions thence, and from other con-
Sideratons, arguing that this resolution,
SO tar from interfering Will, the Executive
prerogatlve, was a fair exercise ofibe un-
doubted rights of this honse. Mr.. +. also
supported The proposition on The ground
of expediency, and as going TO counter.
act lie policy Of The Holy A lliance by
organizing different policy Oh this side
oil The water, &c.
Mr.. ARCHER required division Of
the question, SO as TO take II first OF the
first member OF the resolution. And The
question was accordingly stated on agree
ing thereto III tie following words:
ResOired, That The House ofRepfesentatives
participates with the People OF the Uuited
states in the deep interest which they feel
for The snccess of the Spanish provinces of
Sonlh America which are struggling TO es.
tablish their libety and Independence.
Mr.. ROBERTSON deprecated the pas
sage OF the whole resolution rs supere-
rogaiory, ifnot OF injurious tendency.-
II II was intended only 10 apprize The
Executive That this House would support
him, thal had been done By the vote of
last session; il IL wao 10 express Tie sem
i'meni OF This house in regard to The snb.
Ject, HAT too had been done by The vote
OF last session and repetition Of such
declarations could serve only 10 slew a
doubt OF our own constancy. II, how