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

| say he was not really 10 vote, on graft
ng the leave, he should oppose Tbs post.
| ponement.
Mr.. Bardom-. of Virginia, Nil, he
would vote against the postponenent,
because 1t WAS an unusual course, aud
ne WAS inclined TO advance, under the
| hope that ,hls resolution would receive
the sanction of the Senaie and of tina
iouse"i Representatives, and put on end
TO Tins painful contest. t'his proposition
! would either obtain with The other house,
&c II would mol, and though there might
be something III its passage now, Ike a
surrender ct etiquette an the part of The
| Senate, YET ne would not CONSIDER q lit
lie matter of form as ,nnre important than
The adjustment Of ibis all impor,ai,
question. 1t il should finally fail, a graa,
respousis iiiy vGult resi- somewhere.
| Geuiicmen niigist-miI,, he said, bui ,lcy
"ho trcaird the snbicct tightly were far
| removed ron ilie scene OF real excite
meai. Could ttey witness HE sensations
"ihch |, produced la that part OF the u
miun where It's effects we're most "a be
| dreaded. the, would think more gravel,
| at H. When the Senate, saii Mr.. I,
| shall Lave manifested Il desire, an anxious
deere To setIle lie question by oRe more
effort, and shall still fail, our skirts will
be CHAR; and let what consequences
| ensu mat mal, our records will .licw
That ice have done VIVA, we could 10 pre-
,en' them. III nOihiug serious ensue,
| SIN we shall hav' nothing 10 regret. Mo
| hop q the proposition would at least
be received. II then laid on HE table.
| Mr. Holmes, OF Mrinr, was wiling Ia
| grant tie leave feqn Sied, but merelI
| as matter of conhesy-noi from hope
oil lis dong any good. The Senai. bad
| passed resolution 10 admii tie State :;
| u was sent IL the other housc, Wiirre II
was amended, and thea rejected. Was
| u Tor The senate itnmrdiaiels 10 shape
another AMI send 10 them, or 10 wat and
| see AZ that House would agree ON any
| proposition OF lis own II ,iey send Us
none. 1t will be evidence Thai they are
not disposed 10 do any Thing. The pub
lie mind, Mr. II. said, bad been mach ex
cited on tins subject, but change WAS
taking place, ani the people vere Begin
mag Ia say. let Missouri milo the Union
IL you do no., lei the responsibility
rest where il b longs.
M. Van Dyke c:isylaimed being irflu"
enced In hls motion, by natives OF ell.
quei'e. He acted Irom IA conviction Of
IT'S eAped!ency IN regard Ia the ubjeci III
view-ihc admission OF The state. He
TO the Union before the 4t!I OF afaYcil. OH
footing with The other Siairs; bat i.r
thought II impoli,ic for the Srnaie again
10 lake up the subject so hastily, and
thal lie MAS walking 10 the PLAIN pail. OF
his duly iowa-ds Missouri, ~ regard 10
'i''r aunirasion, IN making his moil)n to
| postpone HE introduction OF Ibis iesOlu-
ton. HE propositions was i.,c same IA
substance az The former resolution, and
II there was no I!tiicuiy apprebendcd
here, on II, why should il be pressed
again so soon ; wby not allow the other
II use some time 10 act on a plan ut It's
own, or at least wait a short tine and
observe The indications there? The
strength OF Missouri was i.rr.asin9 IN
this ii )uSe NJ ira>i, aud il MAS urude,l
TO rest awhile, ani discover vial course
the Other House ~as likely 10 take. Ihe
proposition could sustain ne injury by
the d"iay j, was before The 5 nate, in
fact, though not IN form, for II had brtn
prnled and WAS on the table OF each
| member. All he asked va, That the Sc
Da'e would hold It's hJtd until G!nudsy
/ next, before II entertained The pTUp0si
! ton.
Mr.. Walker, OF Alabama, concurred i'm
! the opinions al Ihe gentleman from De-
lawafe. Fhe Se@ale tad evinced. at al
times, disposition To- adm. Missouri
II had at an early period OF HE session.
, passed resolutions declaring her admIs
| sion, ana Sent II 10 HE other House,
whefe Il vas finally rejected The S..
naie kntw that many propositions had
besO before the HUuse on Iais subject ::
| none oi III III bad succeeded, and there
was, consequently, M evidence OF dis
pOsliinn ihrre 10 admit He stale. Noih-
/ f.,tlI t,..er
bui affordng to The House Of Rcprescm-
iaiivvS another opportunity of having tie
subject b fore them at large; Tor ills
identical proposition, with lie exception
ot perhaps a single word, bad already
been considered III thai House, and iceiI
| rejected by II. He was of opinion thai il
| would ne much better tor the Senate nos
10 wait nuii' The other House took some
| step ot It's own In The business. as il
had rejected The resolution SEM down by
the Senate. lie could perceive no pruba-
bic good iikely to result from the Senatr's
again acting on the subject IFS DISPOSE
,Ion vas nnd0ubled il had done iia du-
~; and lac was Tor giving the House al
opportunity OF adopting It's own plan II
II had any.
Mr.. Chandler, OF Maine, conceived that
the Semdle had done every thing so lar.
'hat was FropeT On The subject. II II eg-
ieriained Ibis proposition, II might pre-
vent ne other house from prucerding IN
ITS cndeavOTs 10 agree On some plan q!
us own; aud he was ia favor, therefore
OF deiefFing any other step on the part
OF HE Senaie Tor some time III least.
The question being then TAKEN on
posiponlug the molten for leave, II va.
DECIDED Ia The UegalivC--l rs rlsIng II
isyor OF The postponcneni, and 20 agains
II.
The question then heinz mn oraut;r,