Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-02
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lutions relative TO the recognition af the indie "
pendence Of the late provinces OF South Anne
rlca stating that he had been necessarily alb
sent the day before. This leave was granted
to him, by unanimous conSeni,-and also Ia
Messrs. Reid, Dickerson, Matlack, McDu;Iie.
New, Scott and Eddy for similar leasons.-
| They scverally voted in the afiirmatiye-wh n
the vote was declared To be- Yeas 1877, Mas
| ONE.
Since the organization of the government
M question OF any )rt ofimportancc has hren
carried by such unanimous vote. This
great question seems TO have united all parties
out of 1865 members only one member is count
ed IN the opposition. Party spirit slerps.-
The rights of South Am,rrca only are heard.
The nation is one ard indivisible. The prin-
cipies of the Declaration of American Indie
pendence seen in all their force and are
once more echoed bv our countrymen. This
un 'nimts OF national &c 'timent is { IL tower If
strength" in the cause, in which il is enlisted.
We presume, that Spain, and much less
any al lie other European courts, " i'll not feel
disposed To traverse our measures on this
question; but they will see in the vote of the
IL. of H., in the language of our public prints,
In that of the nation at large, that the whole
force of the nation goes along with lis mea-
! Sufes; ana that no opposition, no remonstr1 nee,
no menace, is capable of diver;ing AN united
nation { ON the disinteresied and ncontesta-
hc principles it has adopted
| In relation, then, To ourselves, to the
courts of Europe, or to the people of South
America, this unanimity will be as effective as
tits rare.-We congratulate our country upon
such spectacle Congress i'm fact is now
acting upon principles, which are not the of
spring nf the day, hut which are recognised
ny the Laws of nations, by rur own inderen-
dence Ivy theresol .iions ofiis own CT IN zee
Iprt,
Madison in Nov 1911, called upon our M.
tlonai councils to take deep interest in the
| destlnIes OF the southern portion of our own
! hemisphere In regard The progress of
events and not IN he unprepared for whate-
yer order Of things may be ultimately cstah-
lished"-A Committee of the Fl. Of r. pre-
senicd resolution expressing orr solicitude
for their welfare; s. pedgn@ that when these
provinces shall hare attained the condition Of
nations 6y the Just exercise If their rights, the
Senate and II. of Rrpresenta;i1r viii unite
with the Executive in establishing with them,
as sovereign and independent states, such ami
cable relations and commercial intercourse
as may require their legislative authority"
The events of 1912, particularly the approach
ing war with Britain, prevented anv vote on
this resolution: but the time has come, when
the U. States will act up tn it.
On the same dav, Mr.. Cook frum the select
COMMITTEE IN relation To the inspection of the
western land Offices, made report, which
| thus concludes
" On tn" whole the committee have seen ruihino
IN the case submit er Ia them, which, lead 10 the
PRESUMPTION that either OF The individuals concerned
had any intention violate the PROV ois .ic law
or 10 abuse Disregard the spiit and oIic, r ou
institutions They of opinion III Il The employment
oil Mi Thomas to"xamine The land oices. originated
IN " desire honestly TO discharge I'M inpnrtani public
duty that the pecul ar import of The trust AZ
that Time, and the character aud elevation of The i-
dvi'iial employed wee calculated rather 10 invite
than forbid the selection; have. the committee ,uv
reason 10 believe tai the duly has been faithfully
per formed, and ia conductive 10 the public
good
60 Under these circumstances, and with snch inn
prfssnns The committee o 'lvcu, necessary ic
single out tins case for particular ahnady ersiun W
U" pronounce upon the comprehenSiveness precise
import Of the nf 1905 they content thensr, ..
with referring 10 the construction which il has ami.
orm'y received in practice, and the conviction ,la,
the public good and any sinister motive or impo-
per purpose ncu,led aud therefore rer
the following resolution
RfSoi,ed That the committee be discharged from
The further consideration of the subject.
MIR Cook, it will be rpcoccted, was the
member to move this enquiry into the con
+ duct of Mr.. CrawfOrd-nur could he so rra
Oily yield the ground he had taken. In pre-
sentinS this Report, he declared the commit
tee were not unanimous in agreeing to i'-apd
f he now requested leave IL submit a counter
resoiution.-lt came out from another of the
committee MIR. McLane,) t. t n. Cook was
the only one ofthat body who had disagree d
TO the Report. The Speaker decided il was
out OF order TO submit cOunter-report-on
I. which Mr.. Cook offered "A resolution against
employing members of Congress in executive
duties during their continuance in Office &c.
FINALLY, both the original report and rrsolu-
ton were laid on the table The principle of
Mr.. Cook is in itself correct but when he
dweit upon the case of Mr.. Thomas for the
purpose Of impugning the motives Of Mr..
Crawford, and inluring his professions 10 the
presidency, the cloVen foot was not to be con-
cealed. We hope Mr.. Crawford will never
repeat the error.-Let us henceforth throw
away all the presidents and ia spite of them
let no member Of Congress, or nf the JndIria :
~. be clothed with an executive function II
IS only ~ one or two cases, that d member of
Congress should ha tempted TO abandon his
seat altogether by the tender OF an Office. We
had supposed from late article 10 the n. In.
, telligeDcer, that henceforih a member had no
chance ofany office however high or important
nay, not even of a foreign minister. Perhaps
this was carrying the principle ratter too Etr-
but 1T seems that the IuteIgcncer has either
thought more deliberately or expressed itself
more precisely-aDd that the members may
! still look out fsr some Of the highest Offices.
Only two or three of the very highest ought
ever To be given TO them---ucre ministerial
Offices, certainly never.
r HENRICo COUNTY.
Yesterday, the election for members of the Legislature
the polls.
: ~, ron THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Rcfs6en Burfon III Ur. Samuel Peasants e2
EdDayd z. Mayo 100 J. P. Camden "a