Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-25

cbiizrG HE. The irauu laetutes of this peo-
pie have been recently brought in aud sold IN
the maj, S,t. Of Missouri.
Dir. r then took view Of the lines Of
'mmun,caliJn between the G,unth of the
Colu.n!',a aad the Uuitad States, taking Pen
sic"a as the most cunyu ieni port uf arrival
AM @e;'ariuie at tons end of The ruu;e. lie
m 'de statements To shaw that, ny crossing shs
istnnus al proper points, and usiuss steam
bo'ts, TIE passage iIrni the proposed settle
ineni To fensacuia, might be made IN frlm
- t" % days. Wuii- making So ;lanv rrea-
ties with one nation and another, Mr.. +. SAT-.
thai he did not kuow TIA, /, woUld not b.,
well for The United States TO treat for per
m'sson Ia cross that ship of land, IN
o'isr - establish nrar communication be-
tween I'licrcnt parts AT our own territory.
He !Sea Ut extending our military frontier
by the proposed est shlishnrnt of post al
I"iaal'ia, ouSh, mol, Mr. #. thought, tn -
alarming IL us. Tue nnn,',rr of The min,ary
ois. lac said. WAS uot so Important, as /,
Was HAT they should he placed Ia isluprr p,-
si'ons. II was incinSu Ia think that T. =
ianu governed the commercial world more -,
the advantageous pns'tlUnS when SHE Occ.i
+ es IL d,lirreli parts oii;, than BY he ,hysica
s...a5' 3, u. powerful marine. In addition L.
tIe strength whcn sne derives iru,u hrr ia.
snnr p,'stiul, sac has Gibraltar, aud Malta, &
"'he islands IN tie WeoitcrraDeali she ia.
":lns IN Airica, ani extensive POSSESSIONS is
lld a. & ST., sad h sine will have on The N,rrh
west Coast, FIVE d. not anticipate her ~. on
iy ,A!nS wanting IL give her tbs cUu,rni of lie
comn,esce OF the world for ages, is the pos
session oil that coast. Bat, he SAID if we nnw
make an esid..;shmcnt at tie muui, uf Co.
iuinbia, we sial! irusn that postum suppl,
Win our prou"Cts ana the prOL.!e;s OF III,
world, ali the continent be;uw it,
Mf +. recipuulnie'l thn several pnints
which he had urged IN favor of this measure
aud concluded by rcnarkng that, from IA re.
cent experiment by means oi u boa, con
s.r'ici"d undcr the direction OF Gen. Jesnp
who, II was welt known, was not Disposed !,
pat any ihIug in fc;iiiu,;s or exaggerated
iioin: al view, It had been rendered certain
that the Missouri might be safely snd cxpe
cu'ous!y na'igated. SSc. wttrh reu.O,ed one a.
The strongest supposed di.at uliits in the wa,
H an iiterior communication WITH Tie Co
iu;I;tia liver, &c
Mr fuinseti, of Soch Carolina, offered AN
amendment 10 the hui, the effect of which.
would be- 10 leave IL Discretionary with IA.
fresident at sohd poiat on the Pacific III.
military post should bn established and
supported his aneDd.nroi by s0tne remarks,
the Substances Of which was understood 10
oe' 'hAt The inflammation In possession of the
mover, AS 30 The geographical aud tupUgra-
ph'ca' advantages Uf The position al the i.iouih
"i iir ofeSan, WAS adverse 10 that l,,sl laid he.
iore The House by ihe gentleman fro.n Viz
smia, Mr.. Fioyd) He was nni very conf
ueht OF HE accuracy Of either aad thought i,
n.at |" leave the matter 10 tta President nh.,
was, III doubtless would be, Ia possession al
Tue best intelligence which was To be had IN
Inc ease.
On ni'iiun of Mr.. Tracy. of New York
the u"y being seiue"ha; advanced, the com-
nfitiee Then rose.
hif. Cook, moved To discharge the com
mit'ee oi the whole Oh the state Of the Uuion
from the i5rther consideration Ofitc bill win,
view 10 lis rr!egeDce 10 the committee Ia
whom so murh OF The Presidents message
as reicrs to this subject had already been
committed Ti.is course appeared 10 him, Ia
DC proper IN Itself, and Particularly SO us tLer,.
were manifest defects III the bill, which nnad,
IL ad|l5aoie that IL should undergo revision, he
4 committee.
NJ Floyd SAID he WAS not Mt all anxious A.
b"iii the Course lhis b.il inigai lake. hat IN,
c"i'u not see aGy necessity for the refeIenc.
81 II "hicl "as nJw proposed, especially rs
ne present comn';ee was Composed OF IA
majority OF The persons who were upon The
COMMITTEE ny witch. at The last session, this
Dali had been matured. The President, il
WAS true, hau rrrUmmtndrd the occuuaiinn
NJ ,h"t territory in military paint of view.
ms Oil contemplated that object indeed
bdi, IN hdlituh, 1t proposed to gue la.Yty 10
t't PRESIDENT 10 erect The settlement utn a ;rr-
Utpioi government, 5hcnever he u1av think
proper. There must be at this settlement.
Besides traders, miny shipwrishis. Hack
snIlhs, aud other artisans, &c aud h4 att
ted, on the authority OF General Rector. 4, =,
Ia the last season, there were, o., ih. waters a.,
rhc Missouri, sixteen hundred persons eprar.
Ell ga the fac trade, who could nat 20
over 10 me columbia, because they would ha,,
been unprotected, besides having high ,ule,
{" pay, &c. The bill cOn;aiHed but two fca
t"res-lEe one WAS the establishment of a m,
hidry post, aud th. other was an authority iu
the Pgesidentto establish territorial govern.
ment Whenever hr might jndge il expeden
He appealed ~ the Americas feeling Of e.erS
gentleman wheiherlt was proper to place IN
military law Or The caprice Of the commando,
on post OF 200 troops, the numhrr Of persons
who QUA belong Ia such Il civil settlement
ne coOId not, Tor his own part, lhint; of sucL
thuS Tor moment. rac persons there
would he chiefly engaged in hunting and ii IN
in5, and he thought ii was inst that thpy
should nave the blessings of ci, il government
rs soon as their circumstances would aJrnj
vi IL lie was. therefore, opposed Ia th,
reference Of the OH To Committee, as pro
posed.
Mr.. Cook said, that this bill proposed Ger
t"iniy very important measure. Beside.
the establishment of "a civil colonial govern
fneni on the coast Of the PdcIdc Ocean, il rro
frosed the giving grants Of land settlers. whicl
were calculated lo dc!ude the people of IRIS
country, rnicrprzing as They to PRO
duce upon them an Impression ilat TIE coun,r,
M question il adaDfrd fo the hahi,s .,nd ,o,.