Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-29

r;aS:' e"u 20 himself TO say few words If
) ea'ion OF the course which had been pur-
Lao ~ re,auon 10 this bill Complaints had
s.u oy some members of the House,
seemed TO be considered as q the acco,n,sn
Vi zen. Lafayette. The Committee had
never resulted that individual by asking. in anv
quarter, Tor such things as his accounts. After
tue PRESIDENT OF the United States had IN bis
so'e'nn address to both House of Congress-
recommended the services and s,cr;srss 81
uenerai Lafayette as worthy of Iepisl,,;ve
eea'u' ana had advised that such a proyis-
~" shouiot he made fer him ms {. might
'esPonu wan the sentiments of the ANA
,r 49,; PeoP'e' amu DC worthy of the character
| 49,, ,''o"' what had committee To
nom inat recommendation was com,,;,t.a
ny inns House, To do with his occounfs Wers
.uey 10 erect themselves into Committee OF
O'"'hs "here no claim was made and thar
was more, where no such thing as a claim
Mouiu De endured by tina, House. as Violating
| vi. fcehnos of man whom il wished tn honor
ASK Tor ms accounts Sir, would not pefor,n
'"oh TASK. Not even were YOU to order
s u cou'd do II, without Insulting him. M.
or, we mao no such matters as the accounts
" ue"tiai Laia te 10 lay before the House.
gu 'e' US remember that the eyes of
ope; are ms moment upon u.s. Her
" see now we shall act. The despufs of ,be
oiu world are anxious 10 know whether ,,ft,r
."'"'ne Lafayette TO our shores-af,er o.i.,ing
~ ,enu national ship Ia bring him over, after
".'eo"',hg him from city 10 city, we are about
10 SEND HIM back and subject him TO tina
s"eers Vi royalty-and with him, To exnose
ourselves, and The cause of free royeroment
70 'leir reproacbes. The question we are called
w osc'ne Us, whether America, for whom
ne sned ms blood, devoted his fortune. and
-. MS 'aienis and his virtues, is about
-. oacH ner brnefactOr in the face of
europe 10 be the object of their srorn. and
leave The record our ~ oceed;pys nc . ,',,,,
m ,,,' VI the feelings Of the Am erican peonle
ne quesuon before us is, whether we win
:"Pp"'' me principles of our own government
W our conduct towards one who has been coo-
~. "u poth continents as The great Auostle
o' LiherIy-and Justly SD consder,1 c,r
urNt 10 tue great Apostle of the Genf;Iss
H"'Se''' mas Tbs man served the best in,e,4stx
~ "'a'H'!u' Next In value Ia those which
ne o"e disseminated, are the blessings. which
-; ""s 'aosreu 10 spread among the
"a"ons OF The world. The question j. ~ b,.thar
MS services are worth amemor,,lo M, !, =,
'ue' is not needed for his charae,er-a bss
oeeh wen SAID on public occasion. " bis,r,v
""' eauy taken Charge of his (am.~-l,,,y
was justly observed by the presiding officer
VI 'his House, Gen. LAFAYETTE now s,,nd,
among posteriiy, and our act This dav is IN ~,
,ne Judgment of posteyty on his u,o,i,. and
MS 'anie. Are we then here 10 recoid mr.
."'"e '"' ciVii liberty and all The BLESSINGS II
". D VI Is u maj we may send one of ,he
ne.'' contractors her cause has t, er known
oack 10 MS country as a witness or th.. i,,-.o
t'tnde ot Republics /? But said / Won't; 30.
sfe"N oi ms services-nor will l. Wbnav.r
'i'S known or read Our history. can he M
stranger 10 what he has done for IA n ;c .,
.. ""o"h % day what we think 10 he dn.
"' ,v"s' 10 our character as "a uo;jon
ne question was then taken on the motion
Oh var. Sloane, and decided in the nerali,e
~ he question was taken on the cioiIon of
ll'' Naziay, TO strike out zoo 600 dollars. the
"'n"uh' proposed IN be paid 10 General Lafsy-
cue ana inserting 10000, and decided IN tho
neg 2' ,H'o oy large majority.
ne question was then taken nm ord.,;
l ne OH TO be ensrossed, aud decided io ,,,e
ahr'na'ive by large majority.
:, was then ordered that the bin s,,ould hs
read third time to-day.
ne OH was then read third time. accurd-
ne'y' ana The question therrupon DECIDED nm
r rHI oi Wiz. Beecher, by Yeas and Nays. as
w., fLAhS:-Mesns: Ahbor, Adams, Alexander.
iesn' ALISON, Archer, Bailey, Ba.es. tr!,sr :" a.
ee"", r q rbour, J. 5. ,t,our, .rleu. B,,1er
n na.'e b, Brsck, Breat, Brown, b cha"an, "eR,
Ca,,ed, CHI Crn'iie;i, OF s. C., Ce,'er, Ca,ey,
1890, S''k C9eh, Collins, CUnner, Cook Cras,
Srownin'hed, Culpeper, Cushr,nn. d., b U's'
pHn Dwight, Enon, Eddy, Edwards. of peso
Foa.whs ' F LLOYD, Foo, OF Con, Fso,e, Of N!
up oova,, G"rley, Han, H,nlron Harris, HaT.
H5, ,ieml"ii' h'nry, heirek, Hobart, Bugeboom
kd;" o. iiooks; Eou'on, lngan, isacR., Jen'
rs, oe"",,"gs, ). j. Johnson, Ken, K,dder,
Hremer' ,L"!hsop, l. .wrenee, Lea. Lef,,jcL''
+, ehef, l. ne, Livingston, Locke, I, me. Long,
M NH 3 Mmi .ei' niop.fie, NieKean Mc&re,
-, .d,rinda1e, Mdrvia, Mulack. NIercer Wiier
n,i'cheV' oi fenH., Mhcle, of Md, Moore. Of Krn'
Or ., AZ; motg9,s,, Neale, Nelson, Nes,on,
~ y, DTr'.", Yin, O"em, Patterson, of Penn Pi,u,s,
" y, AZ ~, fiumef, OF Penn. Poifseu Rlok,n R,e,,'
teS"o'd', H'oh.rds, Rose, Saunders. S.,,tC"rl'
s s"@rge' ar.ngr Saith, Aies smJ,h, Wm. Smith,
S'ewrrt. SIoIIsrd "a. Seye"Son, j. Stephenson,
p d., Taylor, lea IL ok, les, Thomn,on n1' %,
rrm"nh'pso", Of Geo, Iomlinson, Tracy, Trmhla'
RsnSse,sr w. w. tsson, UJree Vance, DIN G vaa
" "Pt,,e, W h''mho, Wine, Wicklif:, Williams, ~
~, Williams, of N. c. ] ,mcs W ''"tIs, "a
' W,H%, Wilson" OFFS C., Wolfe, WoodM Speak,
nay 5;-Messrs. Beeober, Buck. B.rs;r, c.,n
I r., % ono' Ctaiis, G7zl,y, Grst h. johnson.
M%,o" ..oe1mo1s, Mccoy, Mclean, Of OHIO,
sloane susr"n Patterson Of Ohio, Ross Scot,
~ ~ - o'1',"s, ihompsOn, of Ken, Tucker or =
~ NJ tI1Hee' OF Ohio, VInton, Whulesey. wilson oc
| OHIO, Wught-26 ~ ""so"' Oi
nhen the yeas and nays bad been called
ana recorded, the Speaker rose. and obser,
ing ina'. having been precluded, bv the Mae,
ne neia' rom the expression of bis sent;1
sieh'' ~ relation to either The principle or the
form Of The bill, he requested of the Hon. 7, ,"e
wa. ne might be permitted so Far to Give ev
preston 10 his feelings, in relation to 2otb, a.
W IeIo'u MS vote with those of The o,ber
msn,"erS-s IN. leave having been promptly
'ne |ierk called the Speakers name.