Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-20
WEDNESDAY. FEB. ii.-eosrrsusn.

iii" nate and Speaker of the House Of
Representatives. presiding over their RESI-
!e i've nndies--in the cunrse OF count,
,ag over the votes oi he ELECTORS of The
ssvera states. all The nihers having been
couuiej, the President OF The Senate
broke ths seals nf The VOTES al Missouri.
and aaaish re packet tn the irilyrs.
Mr.. LivERMoRE, of Now Hampshire.
r"se. and aii-a!r. Presileui aud Mr.
Speaker. ohirc, I" receiving any votes
for President ana Vice Presidrn, from,
Elissnnri. because Missouri IL mol Slate
of This Ua;nn. This objection, he pre-
sumed, souli be recorded OF The JOUR.
nal of TIE II use.
On molten at a Senator, the SENATE
Withdrew 20 lis arartuen,.
Mr. FLoYn. Of Virginia. Then rose and
sub ri''rd the following resolution
Rssorcsi. Tia, Mi,sou,ii is one of a.. States
ni tins Union. and her Yates tor President aud
Vice Presilcn, of these U.ited States ought
20 be received aud counted.
Mr.. I. said, he believed, that gentle
men must nnw begin 10 see The preci
pice 20 which the decisions of this house
ii respect to Missouri had brough. them.
lie was. IA every member mus, be, ,ir-
cal OF the debate OH this subject but
II" though, thai no one could discharge
his duty as he ought without invesiiya~
snug The merits Of The question which he
had now propo~ed IL though; il pro
per, also. that he Yeas aud Nays should
be recorded q" every qnesiinn connect
Ell WIKI this subject. Thai The votes of
states. whose admission into the Uninn
lad not been declared previous TO the
votes being given in. had heretofore been
received tor President and Vice Prcsi-
dent, he believed the gentleman from n.
Hampshire would not deny. IF such a
course had been right heretofore, he did
not see why an objection should now
oe r1ade. liinnnv atoms on established
usage were 10 he justified by their M.
veitN. thru indeed all ii<quisi,ous on
ths subject were vain. But the time was
Whpn members from new states were AL,
mi'ied 10 II, ir seats in his linuse, witl,-
out the previous massage ola declarato-
~ resolution. That there WAS Il Law on
"a sta'd'e book tIia' any territory hay.
ing population OF siN;y thousand souls
inighi form constitution aud state CO.
Vernmens, and be admitted into the q.
mon, no one wonl,I deny Wherever we
iurn our eyea. sail Mr.. r. anh observe
The progress Of the government, until
tue present tim, The STATES have been
ad nIifed eDon this principle, until in The
prescott case aui in this case, a, The
iast session. compromize, rs il was
Thought and called, was entered into.
Mr.. L. he liaied IN express in terms all
maj he thought on this subject: but he
"n'i'd say. II he had voted tor that law
az Tie last session, and opposed now
those principles which would naturally
grow OUT o. II, he sFou.i have said 10
himself, when he had done 50. that he
had done in his lie one act which he
thought disliounrablc. tt us nou, aaid
be, have the question fairly at issue. Lei
n k"nw whciGcr Missouri he State in
He Union or not. Il not, lei us send her
an Ambassad"r, and treat Tor her admis-
sion into III" Union. Sir, we cauno,tske
anntl'ss step, without hurting this go
rHrDairnt lnio tie gulf OF destruction.
fo' one, say, havc gone as far as
ran 30 III Tie way of compromizs-and
1t there is 10 br Il cnmpromizp bcvona
= That point, il must be a, the edge Of the
sword.
Mr.. ARCHER, Of nj. said, that enter
tanning the sa ne sentiments "a the s.n-
iieman from Virginia viii, respect - the
refusal 10 admit Missouri INTO ,h- Uninn.
he yet te!t himself bound 10 move. Nv he
no" drl, 10 postpone the further vouei-
Iteration Of this resolution ind, iiuiieIv
liz was opposed !n this house umdeItak.
ing In proceed In any manner az TO TIC
legality oriilrgaIiiy ot HE Electoral voirs
ne could recognize no powrr in the II
OF Representatives on tkis subject srpa
rate IRON, the Senate. The expressions
~ Tue constitution, in regard 10 he
counting Of The votes of ElccI"rs, &c. he
considered as Imperative. All questions
ari''ng out OF II, according TO hs con-
s'inction. must be settled IN Joint meet
ing of he two houses. He coult not !.
gree that this house had RICH, 10 de
rernine whether duy v"tc should be re
cpivrd or rejected. What are the words
~ the constitution! Tie president of
the Senate shall, in the presence Of the
p" Senate and liouSe Of Representative
" open all the certificates, aud The votes |
SHALL then be counted Does il NOT
follow. asked Mr.. Archer, that The votes |
must he count"d III tlip presence Of The |
two houses! For shat purpose do they !
assemble together. unless il be Ia deter |
NINE on ibr legality nG The vOles IF no; !
f''r this purpose, ih" joint mcpiiMg is for |
form aud slew, and nothing else: We |
must, III my apprehension, determine |
this QUESTION IN joini meeting, and in |
no other way. En raining his opini, |
o.. he sail h. sl,eull vote Tor The indie.
flute pnsfpon"meui az any proposition. |
ihe OBJECT II which IL 90 dc,crniile. IN !
this house, The legality or iIrgaIity Of |
any &c torai vote. 4, tie Ia. Election !
OF President, an ohjrcti vas mad. by |
the grnil-uau who nov presiIes. TO re- |
ceiving The votes Of indiana, because |,
they were given in before The passage % |
The act declaring her admission into The |
Union. o. that occasion, as now, lie |
SENATE retired. thought then. az nov,
saId Mr.. Arcter. that tl'cv bal uo righi |
to retire until the question was settled. |
On thar OCCASION. Tie iIpu9e hcirrminpd !
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