Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-30

Adams--and OF the {, five Senators are hos |
tile to Mr.. Crawf"r,, aud all "f ihr five per-
sonaily attached To n" President.
Third motion" ~ i, lie Senate advise and
consent to th. ratification of the SECOND arti-
Gle of the Con, .n,ion 2" Tie vote on that
motion MAS 81 in favor aud i8 against. SD il
was rrjec,ed-of the RI, there were three hos.
tile 10 Mr.. Adams and of the I O, i've Scna
tors hostile to Mr. Crawford.
EJurih motion To strike ont of the 9TH
article the words which authorize e the taking
American or British seam~n out of fnrrign
slznDs engaged in the Save trade" The vote
US, for striking nut, 81, aud Tor retaining 81
Or those for striking out, eight are known to
BE- hostile to- MIR. Crawford.
| On the 6nal MOTION" Shall the Conven-
ton he ratified as amended :" The rn,es Mere
80 for, and Is asanst-uf thnsr for the ra,iti.
raiion, there were two hostile To Mr.. Adams,
to wit, Mr.. Barbour and Mr.. Lrwre; and one.
MIR. Bell Of New Hampshire, warm friend of
| MIR. Adams, voted against the Ratification.
FrSm the preceding view at the votes, il
must be conceded, thatsh. re- could have been
no concert, no combination either against the
administration or the Stale ID par,ment.-
The Senators appear to have voted IN princi
pie. They had read The previous coirespon-
deuce IN the subject in which Nlr. Adams
dob,y opposed The right Of search and had
probably formed their opinions, on his argu-
ments aud although II may h- very convent
ent for an Administration or a Secretary to re-
linquish the ground either had taken-yet i,
may not be so easy or agreeable fur men in
| thS-high station OF Senators To change their
Opinions as often as the Administration may
direct %! prescribe. Had thete been conbi-
nation against the SEE, etary Of State, it may
fairly be inferred that Mr.. Br blur and Mr..
| I>Uwrie would have brpn inchklrd-as no ST.
majors are believed to be moe hostile 10 the
-levatiOn.of Mr.. Adams !; and their votes would
have rejected thu Conveniiu,. The vote
would Then have been OF for the ratification
and Is against it. This alonr would prove
that no such combination as is charged could
nave existed. But Ia what does such charge
tend That whenever the Senate disappro,-
treaty, that body may expect 10 be charged in
he pubic papers, by authority, with hostility
To the Administration Thus attempting Ia
destroy the great check Of the Constitution on
the Executive. That Instrument says, "'rhai
the President shall have power, by and with
The consent Of The Senate, to make Treaties,
provided two-hirds of the Senators present
shall concur" This check on the Executive
was wise and prudenifand has been found sa-
luiary. think it hal been particularly so il
thus Convention. believe the amendments
made by The Senate are generally approved.
1. Is evident, from the proceedings, that T.;
w6uld not have been ratified unless they had
lOhta1nFd. And think il would be easy To
Tshoy =, had not the Cd article been strick
$en a-the 7,h article amended the Con-
3sentt6e Dbl have brought us into serious
lcosloul zA1th France and other nations But
my sole inject is 10 show that NO combination
| existed.
VERITAS.