Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-21

the provisions Of said act.
MIR. Conway, of Arkansas, offered the fol.
loving:
Resolved, That the Committee on Indian
Affairs be instructed to inquire ,ntp the expe
dirncy of organizing all ,hr territory of the
United States lying west of the State Of Mis-
souri, and Territories of Arkansas and Nlichl-
gan, into separate Territory, To be occupied
exclusively by Indians, and of anthorsins the
President vi the United States To sdop, such |
measures as he may think best tn co!onize all
The Indians Of the present States aud Teiiiio- |
rles permanently within the same. |
Mr.. Rankin, Of Mississippi, suggested that,
as the entire subject to which the resolution
refers Is brought forward ia the Presidents
Message, and already referred to IA Commit
lee oil this House, the resolution was unne-
cessaiy. But Mr.. Conway explained, aud it
was ti"ally adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Mccoy, of Virginia, il
was Resolved, That the Committee on thu
Post Olive and Post Roads be instructed To-
inquire INTO the expediency of establishing Il
post road from Harrisonbursh, in the county
of buckingham, to Franklin, in the county ui
Pendleton, in the State Of Virginia.
MIR. CambreleDg, Of N. Y. land Oh the table
| the following resolution
| Resolved, That the President Of the United
States he requested to communicate to this
House, il compatible with the public n,erest,
| The correspondence with the Spanish govern
ment relating to the piracies Of the island of
Cubi.
| Alr. Brent, of Lou. moved The following ::
I Resolved, That the report Of the Srcrcia-
ry OF the Treasury, relative To the claim of
the Marquis de Mason Rouge to large tract
OF ianu IN the state Of Louisiana, situated in
| 'le parishes III Ouachita aud Catahoula, ta-
sether with the accompanying documents,
which, were referred to the Committee on
Pr'vate Land Claims, at the last session Of
| Consr' SIS, and upon which bill was passed in
tne House, Il iostn the Senate, be referred TO
The select committee appointed to act upon
the claim OF the Baron de Bastrop aud that
| SAID coinmittee have leave tu report by bill or
otherwise.
| MIR. Breck, Of Penn. suggesting that the
claim referred TO in Ne restitution was now
beiure court Of justice, moved that the rpso
'uIion lie IN the table which was carried
ayes 80. noes 81.
blii CONFIRMING certain claims TO land in
The Western District Of Louisiana, was read a
third time, Passed, and sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
The NORTH CAROLINA, II. This splendid
sup, lifted out under the special direction of
one Of the abirst seamen of the age com. Rod.
gers, senior officer in the navy of The United
States, will move up the Chesapeake to An
napoi's, aud reaain there during the Christ
Aias holidays, for the double pu. pose of irving
her frim, and of giving he members of congress
and others, an opportunity OF seeing vessel
of The first class prepared for sea in what is
supposed 10 be IN the best possible manner-
gratiflcation hat many will feel thankful for
She IS destined for the Mediterranean, and ex-
| pected 10 be absent long time, under The
command of the commodore, who has resign
ed The presidency Of the navy board-and in
tended, as well 10 protect our commerce in
that sea, and make the nations bordering on u
more familiar with eur means, as for the pur-
pose of school for the instruction of a large
number Of young officers, selected ON account
OF their previous good conduct, TO pariak. of
this superior opportunity for Improvement in
their profession. [Nut. Journal.
We mentioned, yesterday, the probabil;,v
that comrnodore Rodgers would move up IA.
Bay with the North Carolina, as far as Alma
o!,s, before he proceeded to sea. We ha,
since understood that he has determined II
To be more convenient To cane into the Poio |
mac, and that the ship will probably lie a few
days some where about the mouth of 81. Ma. |
RVS. IB
WAsufNGroH, Dec. 1.-THE FIRST Com
inencemenl OF the Columbia College was ht i'd |
yesterday, and honored by the presence of
Zen. Lafayette, tile principal officers of our
government, and many Of the Senators and
Representatives IN Congress The exercises
ny the Graduates, &c. spoken of in the
highest terms by those who are quaIlfird 10
Judge of them. At the dinner given TO the |
Trustees and Faculty by the President of IN. |
College, the venerable Lafayette was one of !
tbs welcome guests.
The proposition relative TO the Indian tribes |
suggested "a subject Of enquiry by the mo |
ton 81 Mr.. Conway, yesterday, in the House |
oil Representatives, appears iU Us to be well |
worthy of consideration. II is obvious that
The time has arrived, when some system
ought To be arranged, which, whilst it provides |
for their accommodation and comfort, will |
quiet tue frontier settlements, with whom the
Present rowing character Of many of the In
dian tribss brings them into frequent collision.
IL nothing shall immediately grow oft of the
motion, IT IS al least calculated to draw public
attention more directly to subject, which
must before long. be decisiveIy acted upon
IN one way or other. f,fat. lit.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.--By the sfeamboat |
last night from Annapolis, we learn that Gen |
erai La Fayette arrived there yesterday after |
noon about three o'clock, and was received in |
the Senate Chamber by the Corporation of |
tile city, 10 the presence of large number of
ladies', citizens and strangers. Owing 10 the |
very inclement state of the weather, the mill |
tary parade intended for yesterday was dis
peDsed with. In the evening the General was |
to attend Ball, given by the citizens. finer.
HAYrI. United States agency, Port-au
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