Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-17

absentees should be entered on The Jour
mails, designating the states which they
| respectively represent.
Alter some further conversation, of an
| incidental nature
| The question Of reconsideration was
taken. aud decided as follows, by Yeas
and Nays:
For The reconsideration lOI
Against il &C
so the house determined TO reconsider
the vote Of yesterday rejecting The reso.
| 'uion from the Senate in its amended
shape.
| The question then again presented it,.
self in this form: shall The amendment,
be enSrosscd, and. with iLe resolution,
read "A third ,iaIc
MIR. Uackhy, Of n. York, assigned, at
considerable length, the reasons which
hau induced him, as a member oftle So.
iect committee, and OIL the subsequent
vote in The House, 10 give his suif. age
IN favor oil the amendment reported by
| The select committee.
| MIR. Fuller delivered TO the House the
! grounds on which he WAS opposed TO This
| resoluIiOa, not believing that the comdl.
uou Annexed 10 the admission of Mis-.
| SCUM obviates The objection 10 that clause
J OF her constitution which, is supposed TO
| conflict With the constitution Of the L.
| States.
Mr.. Edrd,ds, of North Carolina, as
| signed, at greater length Than heretofore,
| The reasons OF principle an well as OF form,
which obliged him 10 vote against this
resolution. lie considered il ~ infrimy-
ing the independent and sovereign cha
racier Of Missouri. and denying 10 her
The rights which belong 10 every other
state i'll the Union, in which she ought
TO participate equally with them.
MIR. Randolph stated some of the
grounds on which he is opposed TO this
resolution. He considered ii as propos"
| ing sacrifice Of the tights not only of
| Missouri, but collaleralIy OF all the states
OF The Union, TO mistaken notions Of exc
pedlency and ehIerrd into an argument
70 support that position. lie declared
| himself 10 be opposed 10 the annexation
| OF any condition 10 the act OF admission
| Of Missouri.
Mr.. Storrs followed, in AN argument in
support at The resolution, and the sutii-
cheney ct lis provisions TO obviaic the
objection vi ich he had entertained 10
The naked resolution for admission, when
that question was presented al an earlier
period OF tue session. He earnestly de-
precaied the disposition whi,i appeared
TO prevail With some gentlemen, 10 leave
| and Independence on, the government,
propo sing TO do nothing with her non,
| and promising TO do nothing more here,
| after, &c.
Dir. Clara, Of New York, stated the
| reasons by which lie was Influenced III
The determination he had come 10, had
! acted on, snd should persevere in, 10 vote
| Tor this resolution.
Mr.. Ross, of Ohio, spoke at some
| length, aGd will much earnesineSs of
manner, IN oppO si!ion 10 The resolution,
on The ground thai lis pro, i>ions we're
inefficient in themselves or, being 9th
er"lse. were of most pcrnic.ous Tendon
| cy. lie considered il an expedirnt 10
av"i'. responsibility winch gentlemen
were airaid 10 meet.-Hc reprobaied The
change at sentiment which some gentle
! men had evisced, and minated ihaI, ii
honest IN their first opinion, They had
| acted dishonesty, or under the influence
OF improper motives in voting differently
| now, &c.
| Nj. Little. of Maryland was about 40
~prdm III reply 10 MIR. Ross, and in Yibdi.
| Gallon "f his course iJ,s- z,rvsfiou-
When AN explanation tuok place be-
tween Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Ross. which in.
oucrd Mr.. L. To waive his remarks.
| Mr. Bald,ein, of Pennsylvania, next
spoke earnestly in support OF this reso.
| luton, and in reply 10 those who had
| spoken against lille invoked those.
whom The resolution, as il now stood, did
moi please, TO say explicitly what would
please them, IL having been decided by
large majority that the restriction of
iast session WIS out of the question.
MT. Sm'h, of Maryland, spoke briefly
upon one point of the resolution which
had been particularly objected TO.
MIR. PfacG''sy, of South Carolina, then
took The floor, and delivered a speech of
some length ~ support of The absolute
right OF Missouri TO admiss ion into the
Union, under the Constitution, which he
pronounced 10 be the most Republican
ana best Cons tiiution in the world, be.
Ing IN many respects preferable to the
constitution Of any one OF tie States OF
this Union.
MIR. Ford, OF New York. mex, smoke ip
vindicailon of his course on this subject.
aud IN warm reply 10 Mr.. Ross.s remarks
casting blame on those whose course
MAJ been lie same ss that of MIR. Ford.
Mr.. Clay concluded the main Debate,
by speech OF aboal All hours length, 10
winch he alternately reasoned, remon
s'rdien, ana enireaird with the House 10
seItle forever this agiiaiing question, by
passing the resolution before il.
Mr.. root made few remarks jusiifica.
rory OF hIs vote against the resolution:
and
The question was then taken en- order
my Tie resolution 10 be engrossed for a
third reading, and dscided as follows
For ihe third reading .....S2
Asa'nSi IT.. ...,.s..........S5
80 Tie resolution was rejected.
And the House adjourned.
IN SENATE.-PEBRcAny IL.