Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-09

treat tell these gentlemen there is no retreat
II - cut Oft there is no retreat, even ay,edious
and painful as that conducted by Xef ophon--
There is no Anabasis for us and il there was
where is our Xenophon? do not feel lightly on
us questionable otherwise but the heaviest
heart often vents itself in light expressions. There
Is mirtb OF sadness, as well as tears of low II
could talk lightly on this sad subject, / would
remind gentlemen of,he reply given by wiseacre,
VIC was sent TO search the vaults OF the Pafiia-
ment Honse at the time OF the gunpowder plot,
anu who had searched and reported that he had
round nifty barrels of powder concealed under the
iaSgots asd other fuel that he had remov ed TWEEN
ty-hve and Hoped that the other twcnty- five would
GO no harm. The step you are about TO take is
Tue match 10 that powder whether il be twenty
tve or nifty barrels is quite irnmaterial- t is e
noush 10 blow no, the first of the S,uarts- but
'ne iast OF another dynasty sky high sky high.
Mr Hayne again rose in reply TO Mr. Ran
ooph' and said, there certainly could be differ
ence oil opinion between that gentleman and him
SELL on any question which should involve the
peculiar interests of the Southern States. Should
any Crisis unhapply arise, in which the polcy of
mat PARTON of the Union should be called in aues
ion, or their safety endangered, that gentleman
Wen Knows, no, only that we, said Mr. H. will
he found acting cordially and zealously together
but that the whole South will be as one ,,a,,. On
tins subject, however, MIR. III. said; he was a, all
'''"es most reluctant TO touch, and he certainly
would not enter upon it ON the present occasion.
Nor would he at this time say word in respec,
20 another question to which the gentleman from
Virginia had alluded-the relations which opgb,
to exist between the new Republics and ourse!ye,
The question now before the Senate was. whether
we should postpone, for few days, a resolution
calling ON the Executive for information relative
TO the principles and practice of these Republics
me simple and only object of the postponemen,
was 10 ascertain whether the application would
probably add any thing 10 the information we
already posses on this SUBJECT. IT, on further re
iiection and inquiry, the gentleman from Virginia
OF any other gentleman, should have good reason
10 os'1eve that the Executive was in the possession
OF more iniorpiation than the Senate possessed In
'hi' particular, he would not object 10 any cali
calculated TO elicit that information Bat in tina,
case he would suggest the propriety of such
poaihcat.on OF the resolution as oud point more
specihcaiiy To its objects. The gentleman from
Virginia had, In acknowledging the friendly iela
'iohs which existed between them, asked TO BIZ
saved from his friends.'' lie would saw TO thai
gentleman, fhat While Le proud of the rela,ios
ia winch heslood towards him, lie trusted tina, ON
mis- as on all future occasions, he would prove
himself friend by The part he should act towards
that eentleman.
Mr: II conclNed by moving that the resolution
De is'a upon the table, which, ( Mir. Randolph as
seh'iDS) Was ordered accordingly.