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

non - state Ct The Union. This House
lad refused her permission 10 do so, aud,
a.f. q. sand, Si,r stands discharged from
all relation 10 The Union--it Mas VAN TO
tell HIN that Missouri ,Mas territory.
onrh an assertion MAS diSprovcd by the
fac', Known tn every oGc, that she had
discarded every attribute ot that charac-
ter. The concession WHICH Congress
made 10 Missouri al The last session. Mr..
n. said, CONSISTED, oil lv, paris: : ,hr uer
m'sslon IN depart lrnm iIp existing rrla
tons oi a TERRITORY, and the permission
to assume, under certain conditions, the
relal,pas OF a member Of The conicdera-
cy. She mus, have departed from the
relation ct Il territory before she could
have awaited herself of the second part
at The concession 10 her. Waat is il that
Congress can admit into the Union p.
MOI territory, but state. Missouri
was therefore obliged 10 cease 10 be a
territory before she could be i'm a con.
dillon ihciatin admission into the Union
and she became state. Not only, then,
III pom, of fact. but la legal acceptalion,
Missouri. is no longer territory.
Mr.. A. said he was n0i inlimaiiog, nor
would he be understood as iniimaiing.
that the people Of Missouri wished 10 be
permanently disconnected from The Uni
on. lie was assured she was attached 10
The Union by feelings generated BY her
descent from u, and by irue reverence
tor The principles OF lis institutions
Nor DID hc say That she had shrwn an,
disposition 10 throw off the yoke Of allie
g,ance Ia HE Union il was This House
which had itself cut loose the harness.
anu thro"u away the reius. Mr.. 4. Heni
on 10 say, that, II Congress could act al
"A ref.
such Mas now her condition, that il could
net &C, by laH, but must act by force.
The authority ut The Uaiou might hang
over her, blu. there We're no legal modes
by which II could be exercised. All it's
Ordinary and regular contractors were
broken Oft. With regard 10 Missouri,
nir. A. sad ihe cil'zSns OF the United
Sid'es had individual rights, which il was
lie uul. OF Congress ~ secure, Many Of
ihem, tor example, had received dOna.
nons or Iand III that territory, in rtquital
oil Their services, OF their blood, and of
The glory they had acquired for their
country. Congress were bound. by the
mot sacred of all Obligations, 10 ensure
protection 10 those rights. The question,
therefore, WHICH he wished to present 10
the consideration Ofgenilenen, was this:
Nnere are The Tribunals and methods by
which tn Sc aud other rights can be pro-
te'ltd-wheye tie channels by whieb the
authority nt the government, can br en-
forced! No man could say that there
existed such lribuna!s, or channels far
TIE enforcement OF Cur authority My
proposition, said Mr.. a. is NOT presented
because OF any peculiar situation of Mis-
sour, bni because ol lie ambigu,ly of il
ID cause no man can say What il is
StlnDDSp- hr Ii.ai La 81, -, 4,
oplnion, OF HE condition of Missouri:
every one would say that an euuuiry
ought 10 be instituted with the view 10
establish some bonds Of relation between
Missouri and this government. But sup,
p"se ii!al IL" "ere mistaken on This point
TIE enquiry would yet he proper, in or
der 10 remove the doubts which he and
others entertained. In every view i'm
which he considered the subject. he
thou%hi ihe enquiry ought 10 lake place.
H. uiu not propose that ihis enuuiry
should be committed 10 himself, or TO
those who agreed with him in opinion
bai lie proposed 10 refer il Ia standing
committee OF :je house, which might
reasonably be supposed 10 be an Impair
iial Tribunal, and al The head OF which
car. SerseanD was one OF the mos, pro
minent or those who differed from him i'm
optbioH Oh inns Topic.
Mr.. A. said he " as far from surprising
il.ht there would be any opposition to
tins proposition but, il there were, he
WORLD say to HE opponents OF il, thai
they had taken upon themselves 10 direct
the course Of our legislation ou this SUBJ
Jecl, AMI, IT they had moi !ounderrd, they |
had AT least brought Ills into the neigh |
borhood OF shoals and breakers. II GEN
ilenen who Constitute the late majority |
oI tins house, were 10 refuse 10 agree 10 |
Tie proposed enquiry, be SHOULD ihru say |
what he was n"w very far from saving, |
ibat they we're afraid TO pursue the prll- |
ciple oi then o~n vote III IT'S opera ION.
aDG 10 siaDd confronted with Tie re, ulis. !
HE resolution having been read from |
the chair
Mr.. Sargent suggested that the reso-
inii"n VAS one Of such description as
uH2ht not 10 be- acied upon without af
t"f"ing an opportunity To every wirmber
OF The house 10 vote upon II; H. there
tori mo,ri thar ii he on the table.
Nj. C0d6 said IL was very uuusua,
course To move 10 lay on the table re-
solve proposing enqnTy merely. Ii wonld |
seem almost matter Ufcours+ 10 agree
Ia kncs resolution moved BY any gen.
tleman. Wien The committee should re-
port, would be The time for deciding any
princIpl~ involved III tins proposition.
Mr.. Sergeant said, il this were simple
propoSiuUD Tor enquiry, in lie ordinary
shape OF such prOpos,iIIgs, itIiere wsuld |
be force IN he remark of The gentleman
from Georgia. But. Mr.. S. said, he
thought II perfectly plain and obvious
that this resolution assumed, as The
ground work Of II, certain opinions in re.
gard Ia Missouri, about which the senti
mtnis OF the members of Ills house had
already besn more or less expressed Ii
was taken Tor granted, no doubt, by the
mover, aud his proposition assumed as
a fact Iilai IN cni.senunn... ~ sn.n.,Ii.. |