Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-23

, prosecuting individual foreign claims dltferen
IRON what was to be found in all other communi-
ties, TO render the concluding clause OF III,
resolutions necessary:
| MIR. Brent replied that he was not able 70 give
the gentleman The information he desired lit wa.
the very object to which the resolutions was iii
rected The resolution referred to a matter in
which the gentleman's own State had deep inte
rest as well as Louisiana. He had converted " i,h
the Secretary oil State on the subject, and that 81
hcer had expressed the opinion that il was of suf
| hcient Importance to be made the subject CT in
struction to our Minister a, Mexico. As 10
| the internal regulations of Mexico, the gen.
tleman knew much about them as he did He
was not in the habit of making unnecessary calls.
and would not have proposed this, if he had not
deemed it necessary.
MIR. Wright said, in reply, that either he or the
hon. mover had Inexperienced the language of
the resolution. As lac understood it, it did not
call Tor any information as to what were the re-
gulations in Mexico on the subject of collecting
debts due TO foreigners but only whether ins,ruc-
tons had been given TO Minister on that sub
Ject. Now, unless some different rule prevailed
there from what was found in other counties, the
inquiry was unnecessary. AT all events, it was
matter which pertained wholly to the treaty
making Power. Ii that Power choose 10 touch
the subject he certainly could have no objections;
but he wa. altogether opposed to any in,erfer ence
with 1t on the part of this House. Under this
impression ne moved 10 strike out the last clause
OF the resolutions, which is in these words:
" And also, whether any measures have been
taken with the Government of Mexico to enable
citizens Of the United States TO recover debts
! IRON those who have fed from the United States
to the Territories of Mexico''
MIR. Forsyth, of Georgia, supported the resolu-
ton, and was opposed to the motion just made
The inquiry was very proper one, and was CALI
current IN the country, and he believed was " ell
founded, that treaty had been concluded be,w cen
our Minister TO Mexico and that Government -
lie took 1t Tor granted that the instructions nqur-
| red about by the resolution had been given. 1t
was the duty Of the Secretary of State, acting UNI
| der the President of the United States, to give
| such instructions. The treaty between the u.
States and Spain had provided for this matter
now that the Government OF Spain over her CO.
| lonies was dissolved, it necessary that there
should be some understanding with the Govern
| ment OF Mexico respecting it. There could be no
objections to an inquiry whether steps had been
| taken to establish such understanding. The
resolution it would be recollected, did not ask for
the instructions, but only inquired if any had been
given The result OF them, if given, would not
be known TIL the treaty itself communicai ell.
| The motion of Mr.. Wright was nega,ived, and
the resolutions, as offered. were adopted.
On motion of Mr. Drayton, it was
| ReSoired That the Judiciary Committee be
Instructed to inquire into the expediency of esta.
blishing uniform system OF Bankruptcy through
out the United States.