Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-12

My ouserVayins uponidn vcts hafe stat ed. But
could not Justify myself 4 abstaniis from bring
" this uaiisr before You las have Gone.
am, very respectfully, sir, your most obedieni
ssyant,
! LIT: W. TAZEWELL.
| ! Washington, aprH p, 1926
NJ. Martiniale, from the Committee of Claims, to
which WAS referred the Bill from the Senate, en-
titled az act for the relief OF Francis Larche, OF
New Orleans, made the following
REPORT:
TIE Committee Claims, To ach1ni tcas re fer
red the petition Of Ftancis Lorche, tcah a
BIZ from The Senate for his relief report:
Tina, this n claim for Tie valle of slaUe
be ongng to the petitioner, Impressed into Tia
service OF the United States by General Jacl-on in
tn defence OF New Orleans, and alleged to have
hem killed by cannon snot, while In that service.
J " thout stopping TO deny or admit any Of the
facts by which the petitioner supports his claim,
til. Committee recommend IFS rejection upon prin-
clile. The emergency justified the improvement
OF every moral agent capable of contributing the
defence of the place: to call upon the master tc
de end hn.elf and slave well as the slave to
defend bis master. 1t would be the height of ~
justice to call upon the free citizens of States many
hundred miles distant from. the place assailed, to
pour on, their blood, and ,acrIfice their lives for
its defence, BAD IL iie same time exonerate from.
that service rs own physical and moral force
.1Isp wanted, and IN that capacity the Slave
was put in requlsi,ion. The master too, mig
have been called upon, and his sons and his hired
servants, they in other parts of she coun-
try; and where sons, and fathers, and husbands,
fought and died, without having their lives valued,
or compensated in money.
Richmond, May 2, 1926.
DEAR SIR:-Your favour of The oath April
covering he report OF the Committee of the House
OF Representatives on the subject o Larchcs claim
| for slave impressed by the u States and killed
| by the enemy while in that service, came duly TO
hand--and, but for the corrective, which trust
may be found in the good sense of the House of II
weulG he well calculated TO excite the most gloomy
| fDrebodngs. We shall indeed have reached point
of.tie most frghtiul apprehension when the Con-
grs' shall be found mad enough to sanction the
principles, or more properly the 40 principles
cofta'ned in the report. 1t will be point from
wh Ga there will be no receding and no advancing
BT TIE precedens fortunately ARE all the other way
Th. late treaty with England if any thing more.
than TIE common sense Of mankind was wanting .
settle the question, does se,tleit Slaves are there
PLACED on the footing Of property, and he must tp
wretched and misguided enthusiast who wou.
nov question the correctness of thar decision
always thought that certain politicians had gone
bon-shct too lar when they attempted, a in the
discussion of the Missouri Question, to elevate to
the condition of citizens the free blaeks; but NII
Mai!ndale and his committee, in their notion Of
men and moral agents, have made new and
WHOLLY unforeseen discovery. This is what yoa
pTopel ~ call it, great question. a question BIZ
with ne fate of this Union--a principle which
stares nd is well calculated to alarm, all the SEN
sb tics of the patriot, and one the settlement of
which shall, along with yourself and our com
mon c9stituents, watch with the deepest interest.
| seaslon this occasion, TO assure you OF my
unfeis respect and rsgard
| hal the honour TO Be, your most obedient, Sc
JOHN TYLER.
a later from Pansna, of the 2oti December.
states I Messrs. Pedro Gaul, and Paudo, Deru-
| ties Of The republics Of Colombia and Peru (men
OF the first abilities in their respective comtries)
had aTrtred there, s. making preliminary ar
| rangemlnts for The meeting of the General Con-
gress, IT that the members from the other states
wereri expected beiors April. 1t was rumored
that B 'Iivar intends whiting Panama e.liinc the
sitting 4 the Congress 1000 troops had passed
though that place Tor Carihagena-- J s:n,tch
unknown, hu' supposed p be intended b: assist the
MeE!cs N descent % --b..
! Boeca r-ra- e. 'e,- .a5.- yiaYcf arl ounce .be
I oppo'nf leat OF Nr. Salszr >now Colombian Min
iser in he Jniiei States, as member fthe Su-
prem urt OF Colombia. They scout the idea
of Ser Bolivar's wishing to interfere in the
ulsFtlt ttWeen BfaZN and blenOs Ayres { Il is
highly obsble, that both the invaeion of Cuba
and lhs var between Brazil and .jIenos Avres.
VIII as he interPos;tion Of the Congress at Pa
mana.
1he hauher of Representative Of Colombia.
by a. -.'ss agsinst Is, resolved o impeach Gen.
]. a. 90 before tie Senate. Tie Hon. L. NJ
Can-ca nearly unanimously. chosen by the
House conduct the impeachmelt We ucder-
| atand tff il has been brought forward in conse-
quence some sc,s Of az aibitfafy nt.ure which
the t'e1rrai is alleged to have committed in the
city OF fsccas, in Carrying intn effect the decree
| for The iistment of Militia. On tie following
day Ae hamber Of Represenla ives, by 10 votes
against as, rejected the accusation brought by
Me-rrs :iley & Goldsmith, against ihe Agents
! for The OF 1924
ftia i our disposition to dog the heels oi
public and 70 chronicle their Exits and lheir
Eniraprs npon our little Theatre But as we have
already published one or two paragraphs, an
nouncns BE- nisnton Of Mr. John Randolph 10
embark Europe, (in the York packet at New
York oh nlria y las we deem it our province to
state tb, S.. r. arrived in this City on Tuesday
morning, his WY TO the Roanoke. Nh Il
has not probably determined whether lie vii!
take fmrn trip.
EAT FIRE ar MEXICO.
BY ihe ehooncr Gazette al His port on Saiur-
day frlu Havana we learn that letters have
been relg ID which contain tie intelligence OF
the desiT lction o the Custom House al Ve-
ra Cruz, lby fire, together with the immense
amount o. merchandise contained in IT, TIE news