Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-18
md then the House adjourned.
Congress Proceedings of W,s,..g,,

| IN THE SENATE.-The bill for the survey ~
route for Canal across the Peninsula of Florida
bad It's thru reading. passed, and was sent TO the
House oil Representatives. While the bill wa. nm
der discussion, MIR. Kane of Illinois, made a few
pertinent observations on the subject con,e,,i;n -
mat the object OF the bill was the protectien nj
commerce rather than a measure OF internal i'm
provenent. He asked; il the trade and copn,.,ca = .
the country was 10 be protected by this canal TO
greater extent than by lining the cost of the NIissis
S,ppi anu Oh fioflaa with Notifications, and al a
cheaper rate would it be requisite to gain the con-
seat OF the States? If it were proposel IN omen a.
| internal communication merely, such assent ,nust
hrst be obtained The survey and ,eport yvoul1
satisfy Congress whether this was calculated 10
pFotect commerce or not, and until this were made
the constitutional question could not be discns.-,
| Almost every gentleman who took 'part In the
ueN, "u'n'"eo 'ne great importance and utility OF
! the undertaking, and there general testipony
borne, both by the Commute zee on Roads and Canals
and by those who spoke, to the interest. abii,v
and value OF the communications which had he.,
,remitted b. MIR. White, the intelligent deley,,,
rom Florida, on this subject.
| The greater part of the day was n,sse5 IN H.
| consideration of Executive business.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| message was received from The pres;ler, 90
the u States, transmitting report from the l,,s
Secretary OF War to the late President of the r.
States, with documents containing information re-
quested by The House. relating 10 The purchases of
real estate in behalf of the U. S. within The err;,
riai limit. OF any state since the 18th of July, l776
The bill from the Senate authorisip- The sur.
vey OF Canal route from The Atlantic to the Gulf
oil Mexico, was read twice and referred In tL.
Committee Roads and Canals 49,
ihe eisrossed Dill making appropriations for the
supper, OF The Navy OF the IT, States far ,h. -
1876, as read third time and passed 40 ,,aa
! also the ensrossed bill making appropriations for
"he LIBRARY OF Congress. These are the last OF
the Annual Appropriation Bills.
On motion OF MIR. McDufie. the orders of,
day preceding certain resolutions offered nv hin,
on the Sth o: december last were SUSPENDED aoJ
the House resolved itself MO Committee NJ ,b.
Whole on the state of the Union, TO tale tbe.,,
resolutions into consideration. Mr.. McLane. of
i'eia"are, was called 10 the Chair, and the resou
tons were read as follow:
Resoired, Cha, for the purpose Of e,ec,;,o a..
PRESIDENT apd Vice. President of the Unite, STATE.
.he constitution ought 10 be amended that n uni
form system OF voting by districts shall be es,ab-
iished IN all the States; and that the Const;tn,;o
ought 10 be further amended, in such manner nc
WIN prevent the election of the aforesaid officers
rom IRON deyoivns upon the respective Houses OF
Congress. "a
Resoived. That select committee he an,oin,
cd with instructions to prepare and report ;oint
resolution embracing the aforesaid objects.
MI McDufhe then addressed the House an5
commanded the most unremting attention for
nearly two hours; when, being fatieued. he co,-
scented to suspend his argument, that motion
"''sn' DE MADE for the committee TO RISE The
committee rose accordingly, and obtained leave "a,
sit again; and the House adjourned.
-4fer. Phenir Gag.
from the Nat JnteAigencerl
MT. MeDuiiie took the floor, and addressed The
Chair; at large, in favor of his proposition His
speech IN tn1 fall.
the present, the general course OF his argument an
~ is stated Ait.r few preliminary observations.
lie adverted TO the circumstances under which tho
Constitution 'iad been framed, and passed de-
served eulogium the wisdom, the na,Yo,;sro
and talents OF the Convention who framed il. He
then remarked on the happy results which had fol-
lowed; but thought that experience had sIo,yn
iha' the Convention had failed in that par, of The
Constitution which relates to the Executive D.,or,
ment On this SUBJECT, he contehded the provisions If
the constitution were neither uniform nor nerroa
nent- each State being allowed to choose elecioYs
In such manner as it thinks most expedient. AMI
being at liberty 10 change the mode of choice 81,
often as II likes. he illustrated the Injustice ami
inequality which resulted from some States ,,i...
oy districts, < Others by general ticket He insisted
ON the necessity of'the rules being made un;so;m d.
all over the Union. He inveighed against the pernj
clous elects Inseperabie from an election bv o.n
ersi ucket, as gong 10 annihlae the voice of the
majority; TO throw all the power of the S,ate
into The hands of a few in'rigueis; and a. onsYa-
ting, In some cases, to defeat the wishes III fbc
nauon, by causing minority to decide the cleo
tlon oil President He took the ground that The
legislatures OF the States had, from the beginning,
pee" guilty oil usarp,tion in appointing electors Of
PRESIDENT and insisted that they ought to stand bv
as sentinels' watching against by the
General Government, but not to interfere in the
erection at all. he repealed the argument derived
In favor OF the general ticket system from State
rights which he said were, by a delusion. suDnc-
'ed TO be maintained, by che general ticket system.
20 tne actual sacrifice OF the rights of the People Of
me States. tic combatsd the idea of the di.t,ict
system leading TO consolidation, insisting rhat. nv
removing The election still farther from the inan.
snee otthe General Government, /. had directs,
opposite tendcncy.
M McD. was proceeding in his argument. ,vhe,
! being past three O'Clock, Mr.. Saunders moved
hat the Committee rise. The motion prevsiled.
md the committee rose, and, having obtained
cave TO sit again.
The House adjourned
We regret to learn by our latest advice, frou
Washington City, that Mr.. CLAY was 30 much In
u posed as TO be confined to his ROOM and unable
o attend to his public duties Phil Press.
"A Halifax paper. of the 2eth ult., contains AN
Official notice OF the opening Of the port TO Aoer-
cans as heretofore ~ T. Jfer Adr.
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p, a. THOMAS r.. POYTnKEsS
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