Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-13
WEDNESDAY, February 7, 1927.
IN SEN AJ'Ir


The President communicated letter of the Co,
vernon OF Mississippi, enclosing The credentials OF
fowhatan Ellis, elected serve az Senate,
from that State for siA years, from and after lie
81 of March next,
Mr.. johnson OF Kentucky. from the Committee
10 which the subject referred, reported bill to
extend The time limited Tor i-sung land warrants
| to the officers and soldiers oi lie Revolution:
which WAS read.
The joins resolution from the House OF Repre-
sen a'ives 10 appoint COMMITTEES To repou ON
sueh SUBJECTS as are necessary 10 be acted upon
was taken up, read second time, concuned in,
ana The Committee ordered 10 consist of five mem
bers.
Va mo;ioa OF Mr. Smith of Nd. the rule esiab
A.h'nS HE election OF Committees was 1spense ed:
| WIN, and The President authorized TO appoint
the Committee.
Hlr, Chambers. from The Committee On the Dis
"iet OF O"IamOi', made q report, accompanied b.,
DiiI 10 release The Columbian College from a debi
due TO the United States, which was read. auJ The
report was ordered to be printed
nr' Chambers presented the Memorial of the
colonization Society. sta,ing the object of the
society, ana lis progress, and praying that Con
Sress should eX end TO iheu such assistance as il
may IN is wisdom, think proper. MIR. e. moved
us reference TO Special COwG.iltee. The hierno-
rial was read
MI Hayne opposed the considerations al The ure
lent time oil this memorial He conside, Ell the
OBJECT OF the society wild and cI,i,,s,icsi. 81
'he proceedings OF lis agent on The Coast of AT
ilca' as entirely improper and Unauthorized. He
Io0Ksd upon this memorial having for its object
10 OBTAIN The assistance of The United States to
deIehd ne society from the consequences of the
'mprudeni conduct Of Mr.. Ashmun, in ATTACKING
ana destroying slave depot or factory on the
e""St oi ARIA lie then read extracts from the
correspondence 0f MIR. Asbmun wIib the Secretary
oI me navy, giving Information Of The several o
pedhiohs undef'akensby Enl; sniinsdvertjng with
severity uTon the conduct Of MIR AshmuS. lie
siHded 10 the proceedings OF The late annual meet
ing OF Tie society, al which be Observed not,,i,b
standing The dissppfova Of the President nj ,b.
O"itsd state, expressed 10 lis letter 20 the &c
reiory of the Navy, a resolution had rssssJ en-.
,HeIy approving The conduct Of Mi 4 -Lm,c
lie concluded, by declaring that he could see il
az The soriey had done, noting ha, could en,;,ls
II TO demand, that the United STATES should sss,,,
the re possibility OF lis actions. He hoped ,h.,..
lore, the consideration Of the memorial ,oo,L ~.
postponed for The pfeseH', ard IT,. bers,0sr 49,
o'heF member should make The motion, he woulf
prorSsc some method BY which The subject shnaii
be got rid Of '"OO''
Mr. Chandler inquired by whom shs o,s,,o,i,i
,,as signtdi and, ON oXsf6nadon, IL was foneI
ina. no Signature was attached 10 H.
mir. hing said, he believed II sya. n ,,fs n a.
senate, ibal aiaember must present n f.eao,f.f =,
nc Hicn as lis own, OF j. musi lie sjeooI ~, he /
petitioner OF mfnorslist 1herelg.s. IF fLs 80 -
Neuian rom Alarsl'nd 80 EDf assume T.. Is la
not see how ils Senate coIli az, open II ~ I, (
was not possible 10 determine whence f. ~ 80
5eing sisnei. 40