Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-30
DOMESTIC.
TO the Editors ofthe National iutell;oe

10 the Editors Of the National inteilicencer.
GENTLEMEN: In the controversy in which
ysu have been engaged with the Secretary of
State, observe paragraph, ,chich interes.s
lie nation. II is particularly directed against
the Senate. Its object appears TO be to lessen
that high aud responsible branch If our Gov
eminent 10 the opinion Of tho People and, if
understand it correctly, it would reduce the
Independent Senate of the United States to
the situation of the French Parliament-a
simple Register of Treaties and Conventions
made by the President, and if they dare to ex-
ercise their own opinion, they are to be charg-
ed with the high crime and misdemeanor of
having formed "A concerted plan of opposition
to the Administration and the State Depart
ment. 1t affirms that the opposition in the
Senate TO the Convention authorizing thu
right of seal CHI, ' connects itself indissoubIy
with great, concerted, and formidable op-
position TO the Administration of Mr.. Mon
roe, of which the movement in the Senate a.
gainst the Slave Trade Convention was but
one act. An opposition which had already
shewn itself upon other important measures
directed by other departments, but which
now Tor the first time took IFS particular d.
rection against the Department of State."-
" I'm opposition against The Department of
Sfdfe"-in other words, against the Secreta-
~ Of States claims to the Presidency II can
have no other meaning. do deny that any
such combination existed in the Senate-and
challenge the proof And think shall be
able to show, by the votes and proceedings Of
the Senate, that the charge cannot he sup
ported. Soon after the Convention had been
printed, It was known that il could not pass in
its then form. 1t was unlimited as To time
toos PERPETUAL of course could not be annulI-
ed without war or the consent of both parties
A motion was made by the Chairman of the
Committee of Foreign Relations to restrict il
so as that It might be aDDuIled on sir months
notice being gicen by either Of The parties
That motion was carried almost unanimously
Two Senators from the East) emily voting
against 1t. The next motion was made by
Mr.. Macon--a man whose character forblds
the idea of bis entering INTO combinations OF
any kind, The motion was to postpone the
further consideration until the first Monday in
December," Yeas iG, Nays g6. Among the
Yeas will he found the names of four Soma
tors, The friends Of .Hr. Adams. presume
they will not he considered hostile either to
the Administration or To the State Depart
ment. Among the Nays, two Senators not
friendly To- Mr.. Adams. This motion, accord
ing to the Rules of the Senase, was decided by
simple majority. The following motions
| required, agrceably to the Constitution, the
woes vi TWO thirds oftbe Senators present.
iney were a'i made by Josiah S. Johnston, of
louisiana, VINO mas never been charged before
WIN hostility to- the Secretly Of State, or to
ihe adm'n','ralion- was believed 10 be
friendly to both. First motion. . Sbau ,he
words of America stand as part of the fire,
articIe"-Or, in common language, " To strks
cut those words" The FIRST article gra,,ad
the right Of search on the Coast of Afr;ca IL
the West Indies and on all the Coast of Ans.
rica, so that our coasters would have been suh
lect 10 search. Those words were stricken
out ; 20 for striking out, and % against it,
Among the 20, will be found The names OF
eight Senators hostile to Mr.. Cran ford-and
four of those eight actually the friends Of Mr.
Adams. or the Senators who voted for re-
idnisg those words, two are known 10 he ia
favor of Mr.. Crawford.
Second motion" Shall The words, and
the West Indies stand rs part Of the article ?''
The vote was, for retaining those words 90,
against i4--of the %, FIVE were hostile to Mr..