Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-22

| forward another resolution. He though
the Senate had better not sir in The sub
Ject again so soon but that i, wnuii II
more exprdient To Wal, a While al least
and see what The other house shsuid d.
# it did any thing. lie had 40 objec
ton 10 make another .tfor, 10 gel the
state sdnii'i,d, but To make !, so soon
after The fate at The first proposition had
| beeu announced from the oihrr house.
would be premature, he thought. and un
| wise. II the Senate had not moved fiji Il
III This business, bu; had now lis rcsolu
lion TO send 10 Tie other House as an
| original proposition, he thought It highly
| probable 1t would prevail there. Win
tue best intentions, that resolution had
| been sent there il had been rejected !:
, aud the Senate was az vel i2moraMt OF HE
form OF admission which would be ac-
cepiahle ir that body. He .opei ihr
Senate would Keep back. little niger
al least, any ne~ proposition aud there
fore moved, that the motion 10 grant the.
leave asked for, be postponed until Mon
day next.
MIR Roberts was Of opinion thar ,l,..
Senate might, wiihou, the slig'es, de-
paTture from propr.ety ar dignity, ,eceire
The res olurion; aud then lie shoni nave
no objection 10 lay ing i, on the table for
some days--it would Then be before the
Senate, aud gentlemen couid give il due
reflection. MIR. X. said he ofiered tins
resolution from strong and serious con
viciIon OF duty and, az The session was
near It's end. he trusted thai the Senate
would not allow aay punctilio H. inter.
tere with an object so important. He was
one who had been unable 10 vote for III,
former resolution which PASSED Tie So
4, f,,I
branch, he now offered such a one as he
could supper. He earnestly desired the
admission OF the state inio The Union
II was an object all importan, 10 the ma
Hon and 10 Ms pubic councils, ana he
hoped The Senate would so far indulge
nim NJ least as TO entertain his prnposi-
lion, and then, II il saw fiji, lay II by for
| future decision.
Mr.. Waller. Of Georgia, viewed this
propositions as a KIDD Of peace offering
on the part of those gentlemen of the
Senate who had opposed the former re
solution; lie was exrrennely anxious that
the question should be settled. ard Thai
| nothing should lie lc.l undune TO effect
settlement of il lie lhcrcfore acknow-
Lodged himself much obliged 10 the rem
tieman from PennsS wanna far brin 1iuc
tins proposition forward. Whatever may
be HE decisions of ihe ether branch,
said MF. w. let as do jk we can 10 pre-,
serve The peace and Iiarm0ny OF tie uni
on. Hehoped no point of etiquette would
interfere with The motion, bal that the
| ieape would be granted /; that The pro-
posi'i0h would be ultimately adopted,
anu the tranquility OF ibe nation be res,
tored by The admission Of tie state ~ itb-
| out NOR delay.
Mr.. Mor'it, OF New Hampshire. advert
ed TO The unpleasant ierlings aud effects
OF THIS long agitated Missouri question ::
'he great portion OF time which il con
snmed of The last and OF The present srs-
SION the embarrassment II produced IN
me pubic business. Ii pursues us, laid
he, every where In The ii louise, aud from
one House 10 The otser-iuto the com.
mittee rooms, aud GU! al doors He sim
c,rely hoped that il might be terminated
al Tue present session, and was a liIllc
surprised thai his friend from Delaware
should make an Objection 10 receiving
proposition which 0'ghI bring the sub
Jeci 10 a favorable issue. The acl III The
last session concerning Missouri, MI. M.
said, passed both Houses If Congress.
ana received The Executive sanction.
hdd That act been PROPERLY met by Mis-
SOUTH, tbert would have bern no dltIicGl
~ ~ her admission; The FORMER question
was considered "a settled, aud, liui fos
ne clause now obje ted 10, her admis-
sion "ouid have met with no serious op
position. lie thought every effort ought
to he made Ia bring lie subject 10 an a.
micable issue, and hoped II would be
ended by The passage of this res olutiou,
There was nothing, d AMONG the numerous
subjects before Congress, OF mofe In,sor-
iance, aud he thought the Senate ought
10 receive, without posipOmemeni, the
proposition now offered
| Mr.. johnson, of Kentucky, could moi
see, because the Senat had done IFS du.
~ once, tiidi 1t was TO do nothing more.
ne, ior one, was ready 10 embrace every
| opportunity OF performing II. How, he
asked, were Tie SeDate 10 ascertain The
sentiments at Tile other House, or of each
oiber, bui by proceeding in this way +!
Caucasslng was no longer fashionable
| mere, and the distance over which mem.
Ders were scattered completely pre-. entr
en an interchange of opinions III private.
az was the best course 10 do what thew
could when Tie opportunity offered. This
subject was of more Importance than
any other before Congress---i distracted
| 'ne legislative councils and impeded all
| other business. Au immense unauiltv
oi business OF The deepest concern 10
Tue nation continued before them, TO be
done during the short remainder OF tie
sesslon-mOre ihan lie had ever known.
even al The commencement OF some SEES.
si0ns YET none of this would or conld
be done untll tbis all devourng subject
oi Missouri was settled. Every other
sunJeet vas put ~ jeopardy by ~. The
reilel OF our land debtors is eudargpred-
tie army ~ endaugered--the Uuion IL.
self IS endangered those lies winch bav,
bound us together asanstion of brothers
have been weakened by this aIl-dIsirscI.