Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-31

tIoust Oi NtptStuittiNcS fti( Interested tp
inquire into the subject, and had merrly au-
thoriz-d the President To send an agent, for
that purpose, when he should think proper,
and that the House would make the necessary
appropriation Perhaps, sir, It arises from
seif-lov", hut had certainly rather, in such
circumstances, undertake tn defend my pro-
position, than that offered by the gentleman
from S. Carolina.
| Does this resolution hasten the exercise of
the duties of the President? viii he say that
his discretion WAS hurried and that now he is
bound To send an agent, at all events No, sir.
We leave the subject where we found it, in
respect to the time, the place, the instructions,
and the character of the agent to he sent. He
may send private messenger, if he chooses.
u mas been said, that, If public agent is sent,
he might possibly meet the Turkish sabre he
may go MS "a private citizen, and afterwards
be accredited when proper. He need not be
u public agent. The nature of the agency,
and every thing relating to il, is left Ia the
discretion of the President and there wish
to leave it,.
i must insist upon IT, sir, that there is no
| cause whatever for the anti-pacifc character
/ that has been attributed 10 the resolution and
| that il does not in the least, hasten the exer-
else Of power by the Executive. 1t comes,
then, tn this question at last, whether il is
proper for the House TO entertain, and express,
an opinion, in relation to The new and danger
Gus doctrines set up as public law in Europe.
l will trouble the committee no longer. re-
greet that this case has not fallen into other
hands, and can only say land the House will
understand To what allude,) that, in the lit
tie experience have had in public life, have
never supposed that my personal influence
could affect any man's vote in favor of cause
| advocated, and | certainly have no reason
to believe that the support l have given to
thus proposition will, on this occasion, have
Mr.. Fuller followed Mr.. Webster in opposi-
tion tn the resolutions.
| Mr.. WOOD Of NY. followed Mr.. Fuller
in few remarks, replying tn Mr.. Webster,
and indicating the correctness OF the views
heretofore presented by him in opposition TO
the resolution.
Mr.. a. SMYru then moved that the Com
mittep rise, but withdrew his motion at the
| request of
| MIR. BARTLETT, who proceeded To say,
that however young he might be, either per-
sonally, or as a member of that House, he
felt il incumbent on him to rise, and repel the
charge of personality which had been cast
by the honorable Speaker upon the oppo-
nents of the resolution Of the gentleman fiUm
Massachusetts We're that charge, as stated,
indeed, applicable, the parties involved in it.,
would be more worthy of the cells Of a crimi-
nal penitentiary, than of seat on this floor.
The charge had been made very broadly
and il the loud voice, the menacing look, and
sneering gesture, which accompanied ii, We're
+ intended To apply To him personally, he must
send il back unjust ungeHerous, untrue.
With respect 10 what had fallen from the
gentleman from Massachusetts,, he could only
say that he had from his infancy witnessed
with delight the display of his virtues and his
powers, and he had too long gazed with ad
miration upon that display, Ia he surprized a.
the ability he had now displayed in argument,
or at the corrusca,i0ns of wit, with which il
had been enlvened; and though it had been
his lot to lie in some measure, within their
range, yet, even to him, they did but present
an intellectual treat. He did not ddpise but
he must say to the honorable Speaker, that
it was unwise to throw out the insinuations
which had escaped him TO the motives of
the opposition they were little merited as
would he the destinations of one who should
say To that Hon. gentleman, You, sir, have
a great personal and political object in view
yon perceive that, on this question, the whole
country is in a tempest-you feel it TO be ne
cessary foryou to buy golden opinions from
all sorts of men"-and you have aimed Ia
" ride on the whirlwind and direct the storm;''
iBsiDuations of this kind, would be, as to that
4 gentleman unjust as they would be disgrace
fu TO him who should make them, but not
more 80 than those which had been thrown
out against the opponents of the resolution.
He had been " seriously advised" by the no
nOrable Speaker, he ought, doubtless, to re-
ceiye the advice nth all due Difference; yet,
7 however criminal il might be, he felt inclined
TO say to him, 4" thank you for your advice
more, forasmucb as il was altogether gratui-
tous and uncaled for but, however inexperi-
enced may be, or however young, when
feel any need of lessons on the subject Of po-
lltical integrity, feel myself of age to select
my instructor"
The committee had at one time been urged
TO give the Greeks cheering word from this
great nation, mot 40 years old,) and yet at a.
mother they had been told that ifthey gave it,
nobody would hear Of tit would never go
beyond the walls If this House. Somewhat
too. of terror had been resorted to. Gentle
men were asked if they dare GO home to their
constituents after voting against the resolu-
ton. Whether to vote against the resolution,
or against the opinion Of that honorable gen
tleman were the more daring, he would not
attempt TO determine; where he should go
when he left this House, he might not be "a
bile TO say, but lf not to his constituents, he
certainly should not go to- the Grand Seign
Tor, for he should make bad slave either at
Constaufinopla or in this House. However
obscure he might be-, he had no constituents
80 humble as not to know that he dare do all
his duty.
MIR. CLAY reioined. The gentleman from
n. Hampshire, he believed, was a new mem
her of This House. 1.-The had ever been here
before, he was ignorant Of it. He had never,
I'LL now, heard Of his name, in the House or
Il out nf il. In his speech on the resolution Of
The gentleman from Massachusetts,, this gen.
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