Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-04

drawn with special care us accurately to define the
a'uue 10 the Committee, as to sui jects collateral
Inc new States, we are told, have parted with the
power OF protecting hemseives-Sir, don't unde
'his. what power have they nderedl What POW.
or have they not now which they had befor e? L.
1t political powe'' The power granted them or their
ancestor by the ordinance Of 1852 Did they
der this or any other their admission into the U.
Mon? surprised at the remark and should wish TO
understand tt import; and how, and in what this
render had been made. l. physical power which i.
surrendered? What can he mean! Has il come this
that the People of the West urged to resort to their
native strength TO aks back what they have fairly and
con:ti,ntionally conceded rather to than
we have conceded 20 thenl hope and trust that the
time is Tar distant when any bold ambitious apiran
Union.
by the East we have evnced settled and determined
Hostility 10 the West; and that too for the purpose OF
checking emigration. Sir, this is heavy charge
For what purpose from what policy, could originate
ths hostility? Are they br rthren, '.bone
OF our bone aud flesh of h,.h:" Were not ihose
lands coded to us for the purpose Of settlement? or
what value would the cession have been tn had
policy been not 10 settle them! We know that tn
lands would not and could not, pay any OF public
debt unless they could he se,tied-it is prepo.erous
therefore, to suppose that any statesman would wish
throw stumbling block IN the way OF the growth and
prosperity OF this immense and delightful country IT,
you insist that II is %, hire il paradox to be solved
How does II happen that, wi The savagrs side
and our tyranny on the Other this country has rcreas
ed and tlourshrd beyond all PARALLEL At the time OF
The census OF 1890 what is now Ohio, had p-rhaus a
popition OF 10000; at that Of 1900 about 40 900; i'm
1910, 230 ono; and in 1920 $50 900 and was probably
miliion And all this in spite OF savage baIties and
domestic oppre ..ions. All the West in the space OF
forty years, has increased 1000 000 Sir, with facts
like these, let an impartial world d. eide upon the cru
city and tyranny Of The parent $ ates.
Is The ordinance of tho 18Th July 1887, stale paper
which does as honor, and which drawn by citi-
Zen OF Massachusetts, evidence of This hostility, Five
States marked out and Defined 10 be admitted into the
Union, when each O either should have population
~. he ed in iii.
deemcd-religous freedom. trial by jury Habeos Cor
pus repre- iaton, common law, bdI-all the secur
ues oi ne liberty; and preper'y-suarnntied aud eS
cessive hne' cruel punshmenis and past act0 and
retrospective laws forhIdien-all III essential rights
Tor which our revolution was achieved. and which
raise the freeman above the slave secured Does this
look like hostility TO the West? Moreover is the all
mission into the Union before they had the reonsite
numbers, proof of this hostility! Does the admission of
Missouri evnee such hostility! Sir, this il am event
which shall long remember. But for eastern mem
bers, Missouri wo Id now he province That S,na-
tor would not be here. This hall would mover have
witnessed the triumph OF his eoqueuce the ardor of
his patriotism Eastern ubsrs took their lives in heir
hands when they defended the Of Missouri They
acted against the honest preiudice- o. their contit
ens' PeJuilces did say! No. principles which tie y
deem correct, emanating from the be-, elngs OF the
human heart. will appeal to boh Of the majors
Tor Inc truth OF what | say. They were literally
knocking at The door OF the Senate and eastern me II
were rxeTiing their powers TO burst il open and LEI
them TO- Its Liberal to charge the East with bos-
iy 10 Missouri
the old Congress to provide in the ordnance OF S7 that
every section in township should be Sold bpfo n
other SHOULD bo offered for SAIL. (Which proposition did
not pTeva) The Senator liners that this IL evidence of
hostility Now ii seems TO that this inference is
To say The least little ruchariable. / could easily
perceive that very patriotic and charitable mo,ive
might have induced This proposition. At that time the
settlers would be opposed to numerous and pow rful
savage tribes. They would be obliged in some me a.
sure to defend themselves. IL would be safest there
lore, TO keep them as compass possible; for the more
they should scatter tie more would they BE- exposed
The members ton the East had and dear frie nJ.
who had emigrated 10 Hat country, aud il misht he
heir motive TO protect them. When COOL ami bad
motive may be assigned to il il the part of charity
TO assign the good, especially when the per
u dead and cannot therefore defend his motives: The
Senator from Missouri, illustrates this by a turkey
A man has two urkies cooked and the table, and he
obges his guests 10 eat bones and ALL before he
will carve the other. The analogy seems 10 me most
unfortunate. We have sold but twenty millions of the
public lands, and there 200 900 to be sold
His turkey then has tenth OF flesh and nine tenths
OF bones; poor tu'key truly. Is This fair de Grip
lion OF the paradise of the Wesu II it il, there i. lit
tie need OF checking emigration But carry his fig
ure OF the turkey lit lie farther aud hi' case would
be this man has twenty guests, and he serves TN
twenty turkeys for each, and each takes his dinner
out OF his turkey, and they all left partially eaten
and all mang'ei Now this ia exactly the case Of bring
ing more land into the market than possibly be
wanted
The Senator (Mr By ha. read from The debates of The
Virgins Convention TO prove that the East dis
posed 10 give to Spain right of navigation of the
Mississippi II that this alienation cal inci,Ien-
tally into discussion. and il apprehended that I'M
der the Constitution which was to be adopted, The new
government would have more power 10 do this Than
would the old confederation Mr. Grayson had STAT
ed tina, this the disposition OF The East and chief
ly inferred il from the supposed fact that we had no
interest in that navigation. If this Mr.. Grayscn
was AN able statesman, he bad not then learnt much
OF geography. For he stared that Massachusetts had
no in 'erroutse with the Mississippi, but by the St
Laurence, The HudSOn When tie fact is, that
Massachusetts,, Tor half century has had more in l.
mate intercourse with the Mis.issi, ri than even IA.
State Of Maryland. man who could deliberately
advance such an opinion, scarcely lie conside red
very high authority any subject. Mr. Nj ,lison
however, real statesman, pat all righthe we'd ibs
connection Of the East win the West aud denied ihst
the eastern people ever would be willing make the
concession The next charge against The East is that
disnguiSed citizen Of Masyathuseus had discovered
hostility 70 the West. in giving up our claims upo1
Texasl The Florida Treaty ne goiiated when he
was Secretary Of State, and long in ne goiation
I vas then member OF the Committee OF Foreign
Relations in the other House. and FROM the connex,on
Of that Committee with the FIX rcutive, had an Old
portunity OF knotctng something OF that negotiation:
and though do not deem 1t proper state particular
creations, do kn0to tina the distinguished tizen
tcds the last who gave up the Colorado for a boun-
dairy, and accePted Of The Sabine
Sir beg pardon Of the Senate for thus OBTAINING
them. II chiefly TO resist the attempt TO excite !
sectional jealouses that | rose. II has always been
my course. When we were Involved ia war and an
attempt was made as in New England to do this, re-
sised it, When now tits attempted in the West will
resist IL still. will bear in mindlor IL sunk deep
into NV hearihe legacy OF tn Father Of hi4 coun-
try TO his children. The sectional jeaousies which (
have been excitsd this debate have broue il fresh
10 my recollection God grant that the good Of