Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-08


to Mr.. Webster's resolution for sending AN
Agent Tn Greece. u
Mr.. PoInseu said, that the Speaker had re-
ierred I" subject, im regard 10 which, he
wished IL make a suggestion, for which he
wonlu use the present occasion. The motion
by his friend trv,n hassac husetts, Respecting
Greece, s;uod under notice for Monday next |
Tint question, lac thought, would give rise Ia |
The discussion of other sub j.cts connected with !
our foreign relations. IL would be rprpllected |
that, after notice WAS given for the discussion |
"f that subject on Monday next, IA call for in
frmatinn, IN another mast interesting subject
had been made, ON the tnoiiou of an hOnura
Bile menibsr from Vermont, tMr. Mall.ry,)
which Ind not yet been answered. The King
oil SpMn, IL was understood, had declared his
determination Ia reclaim his former posses
sions in America by force. 1t had been con-
Gd"n'ly rumored that the cuntcderated mo-
narchs os Europe were about To take som.
measures IN aid of tins determination Of the
Hing of Spain. WHEN this House went into
COMMITTEE FL the Whole on the State of the
Union, ON the suhcc Of the agency To Greece.
that would he n convenient occasion TO hiring
forward tins other subject. They were some
what connected aud there would doubtless be
u discussion of both. But, the House would
not be iui!y prepared for Tins discussion, till
the Tel'y should come in answer to the rcso-
Iiion adopted on the motion of the gen
t'einan from Vermont. He Wished therefore,
that ms friend from Massachusetts would
eonsent Ia omit the calling up Of his motion
on Monday.
Mr.. Webster said, he felt soliciious-per-
haps too s"icitous It, hiring ON his motion ms
early as convenient, especially as some mis-
taken notion, as be Thought, ofits nature and
tendency had gone abroad. lie was fully
rrrsuadc'ifhat the course indicated by that
melton WAS precisely that which he thought
The government ought 10 adopt that moth
log less than that wonld satisfy the public
feeling or the public expectation, and that the
sopnrr II was done the better. He thought
the information communicated this mernng
was OF Il character To strength then this cOn,ic-
lion, where il existed, and To create it where
II did not. Nevertheless, he was unwilling To
bring ON the motion, while his friend from
South Carolina Thought there would be a con-
v"nience resulting from delay. He would,
therefore, not call up the subject on Monday.
And, As 1t was probable there would soon be
an answrrto the resolution of the gentleman
from Vermont, he would, after The receipt OF
That com manlcatioG, cali the attention of the
House again ID the sphrct.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, il was
Resoired, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedlency of directing, by law, the delivery TO
the administrators, executors, or other legal
representatives, of John Michael deceased,
certificate No. 1895, for twenty thousand
acres of in the Mississippi Land Comma
ny, issnrd ia the name of Robert w iiiams ;
which certificate is now deposited in the Office
OF The Secretary Oi STATE.
Mr. Puinseit presented certain resolutions
from the Legislature of the state of South
taIolina, expressive of their sympathy with
HE Nrepks m their nj Cnr i,,l-.
pendence.
Mr.. Wlrkl:ltr offered the followiDg
feSotred, That the Committee ON The Ju-
dietary he Instructed Ia inquire into the expe-
dlency of repealiDg the % IN section of thu. act
In establish the Judicial Courts of the United
States ar so 10 modify the same, that the
writ OF error, Therein pro, idrd for, shall be
awarded to either party, without reference To
tne manner the question shall have been decid-
cd by the Supreme Court of The state"
MIR. Wicklilfe, in Offering this resolution,
stated the object which he had in view in pro-
posing it, The 25th section nf The Judiciary
Act contained provision; among ether things
Tor allowing an appeal or writ Of error from
the Supreme Court nf any State To the SUI
prem Court ofthe United States IN any case
IN which the drcsion of the Supreme Cuut
ofthe State shall involve the validity of any
law OF The United States any provision of
the Constitution. The first object which he
Had In view, Mr.. w. said, was To anbihllate
this section of the Judiciary Act altogether
believing that the power, given the Supreme
Court "f the United States Ia reverse drci-
slons of the Supreme Court OF any State was
a dangerous one. IL he conId not ACCOMPLISH
That, he wished to have tina; section 80 amend
ed as that the right Of the writ of error or APP
peal should be granted, or application, TO eli
Their party
The resolution was agreed To, without OPP
position.
Mr.. Call The delegate from Florida, pre-
sentrd certain acts of the IT, sisIaiive C0nn-
Gil Of thai Territory, whirh are subject to lhp
revision Of Congress; which were referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Breck moved, that the resolution some
time since offered by him, and laid on the table,
calling IN the Secretary of thu Treasury for
statement of The trade Of the United States tn
GREECE, Egypt. aud Asia Minor, be- now taken
up, and considered.
Dir. Brerk said he should not again have
tronbleG the House ou this subject, had he
been able tn discoEer, in the Stats teal Tables
from the Treasury the Information il was his
object TO obtain but several items were, in
that statement included in one line, and The
whole was so" mixed up" that i! was impos-
sihIr for him 10 find what he wanted He
thought the procure of the infpr mailnn TN,
more important, as the subject Of our relations
with Greece was soon 10 be- brought before
the House.
Mr. Webster gave notice that he should nn,
bold himself bound, in calling up his resolution
on the subject, TO wai' for The document called |
for by that nsw offered and for the reason.
that lac did not think THAT the information
now called for had any hearing on the merits
Of the proposition which he had submitted to
the House.