Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-27


ON Massachusetts would be adopted. The
measure for which ltpr.pared was in strict
accordance with the policy OF this country,
anu with the practice of all our Presid, nts.
from the days Of our immortal Washington
10 TN. hoar. He WAS disposed to accord TO
inc gentleman from Virginia, every reasons
Ole accommodation bun, asked Mir. e.. has it
come To 'his Have we yet To max, up our
minus on the question of the Greek cause 2
mas mere, Then, been so pillow reflections oa
such a subject Is !, now, that W. ale for
the first time TO sleep upon it 2" He trust
ed not. He did hope that, ere this time,
every gentleman had made up his mind on
such question. The proposition is before
US. liz asks us 10 speak a cheering word TO
the Gresss. Geniir,nrn had only Ia say YES
or no. THAT mouosyiable Was all that " as
ASKED OF them Let Them say, distinctly,
whether they would give SO much encourage.
ment as this To nation of oppressed and
struggling patriots in arms, az whether they
would shut themselves up in a cold, shi,rring.
contracted, but mistaken policy, which must
IN the END react upon ourselves. IT, Ia
proposition so simple, So plain, ST. harmless,
80 free from all real danger as this, we were.
to shut our hearts from the inilurDc. of every
generous, every manly feeling, lei gentlemen
say 81 AT once. But II, could tell the gentle.
man from Virgins, that he who fnlInws the
",
ana with the love of freedom, has a ti.tier
guide than that cold, unfrepg prnc. calculat-
mg policy, which shrnks before il is mrnac.ds
and VIII never 10 a noble deed foi fear of
SOME remote, possible consequences of con-
ceIrahe danger.
MIR. RANDOLPH, in reply. explained the OBJ
Jrct OF his motion, which was -impi, io have
.he several resolutions printed, that they might
De bettir compared and considered. lie
htoU aH fIat
not mean 10 interfere with his resolution. He
presumed, Judging from the source. from
which the obser' ati"rs just uttered had pro-
ceeded,) they were htid la be y, rfrctl, in or
der but the gentleman from Kentucky would
pa'd"" han, :; the lofty promises that gentle.
uian had Si'"n, with r-sprc, 20 what h, Guild
s1ew and prove when his 4. solu ion came to
he considered, left his mind snmrw hat in
doubt as tn their realization. He reculecfrC
that, IN The case lately before the House, on
the motion of his honorable COLLEAGUE. pro-
misses equally large had been given by III, cen
tiein"n ilom Kentucky, which, 10 his judg-
men', had failed of their fulfilment. He GER
ia'nly had not spent so many sle.pless nights
III Washington without Rejecting and withuut
making up his opinion, on the question Of
Greece, and Of that Of South America loo :
but he did not hold III Ia he any reason ~ Inv
me respective resolutions which had been of
'.Vu u" 'iose s'olec's sh"u'u not be pfinutd.
AS l" consulting, IN legislation, the heart ra-.
,"er 'han me head, he had, indeed, learned
wv" "f"ch ilgher authority than that of The
gentleman from Kentucky, that our PASSIONS
may s"'he'i"-s 'nStrnct eur reason; but The.
question was, "he!her tha present Was one of
those cases?
Mr CLAY IN answer, said. that he had pre-.
S'p'rd ms resolution In no in, idious split; he
h"d SIMPLY read II, and asked to lay il on
Z h.. I.,t,1. 4
me ~ '"ple ana any thns that had since fallen
rom hi'p respecting IT, had been drawn forth
:, "''e'9 ny 'n' n'usin'is u" IT IN which the gen.
''e'i,"n rom virginia had unnecessarily he
nus. ''''''N' '"u'''Sru himself As To The real
'I'''"' vi PROMISES, " was possible, IN The in
''"''eu '"' NE hliglit, M the Judgment
=. =" ..iV Sf"''t'""o' nave ia"fd but that gem
't''' was que WIN whom, in any effort he
'S"' ''"h'' hf sh"dlu NOT calculate nu much
C"hP'eit, however, as his failure
'"'E -" nave betn, ne would venture tn assure
'iiat gentleman, that il had not been greater
ma" MS would be ~ attempting to prove the
ranger ne had attribntfd to the resolution now
".'H'e 'iif committee. observations OF ting
H S'nu ne sa'o: were painful, they were cxtortedf
''"ii "''" wa" reluctance. lie hoped The dis.
ISL" m"u'u ne conducted calmly, fanly and
WV" hoou 'ce"oss' 30 lar as hIs own resolution
w. 'o"IV'"e"' he e"uiu assure That gentle
'I' anu e.t'y o'her, mat he should ever be
,.""! w "'''''" 'he ah'PIest Time Tor delibera-
n, "", =, "'9e"HN,rn'
.'t, ~, w O"''' hopfn NE committee
,i,',,"', ~ ~ "'i''no"ieh', ne sad' enlarged
,t, ''Iu VI 1,s'''s'n"' ana me res"Iulioupf
hn,,td G." ;.' .eu ''e n,'u s,'' more. lie
,,,i,,ii' m "" 30, 'ia' Tue resolutions
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