Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-01

State may drive them off by legislation, rs boys
drive terrapins. by putting FIRE their backs, when
tPe u States have treaty to protect them in their
POSSESSIONS"
We agree with the writer n his statement of the
question. On the hand, uniform precedent es.
tabshes the right Of the States to legsate over Ia
dians within their chartered limits, and to deny il
would seem to withhold what essential to State
sovereignty, and necessary TO enforce State laws
On the other hand, to concede the right to the
State, is nanfestly concedng the power to clap fire
on the backs ofthe Indians in the shape Of legislation
9gnupi Com0iitere iupo. The question il beset with
PAIN and difficulty We should think that it would
nmclorate the condition of the Indians 10 got out OF
the clutches of Georgia and cross the Mississippi.
UJ'Our sage friend OF the Georgia Courier, wants
discrimination. lie confounds speculation on pos
sble state of things, with desire that such state of
things might occur.
CongrcSs.-In the Senate on "Wednesday, Mr.
Holmes resolutions considered published ves-
terday) and that gentleman addressed the Senate for
two hours in their support. When he bad conclud-
cd, Mr. Grundy moved to postpone them, and the
question being taken without farther debate was
carried by the following vote:
rEAs-Messrs Adams Barnard, Benton, Bibb Brown,
DLkers9n Dudley, Ellis, Gruudy Hayne, lrede, Kane,
King, Livingston, Mckinley, Mclean, Rowan, Sanford
Smith of 5. c. Tazewe. TrouP, Tyler, White Woodbury.
NAYs-Alessrs Barton, Bell, Burnett, Chambers, Chase,
Clayto Foot Frenshuysen Hendricks Holmes Johns,on
Knight Naudan Noble Robbins, Rugsles Seymour Silsbee
SpraGue, Webster, Wiey-2l
This subject occupied most of Wednesday, and
the Senate did not 60 into executive business We
view this decision Of the Senate, as u melancholy
symptom Of the times. When acts prima Gacic. of
the most dcspotic character have been done by the
President of free country-whcn the nation is OK
cited deeply on the occasional Senate Of the u
States mterposcs, 10 screen the President from en-
curry, and withhold light from the People! If the
course of the President will bear nycstigation-if
he has not acted without good reasons why docs the
Senate refuse to lift the veil of mystery which inter
cePts the view of the public? Why are not the
people permitted TO see what has been done, and the
reasons for it, II the conduct of the President was
indeed, acuatcd solely by considerations of public
goodf he had it in his power offer sufficient argu-
ments for the numerous removals he has caused does
any man believe, that his friends in the Senate would
refuse to throw open his councils public nves-
ugation? Does not their refusal 20 do So declare in
plain language their distrust Of the capacity of bis
conduct, to brave light ndinquiry? Does not limo
cence and conscious purity seek the open day, and
conscious error skulk in the shades Of night.l
In the House of Representatives. after iutroducto-
ry business, Mr. Maarys bill for the better enforce
ment of the Tariff laws, was resumed, when Mr.
.AcDpe, addressed the House for two hours in con-
tinuaton, without concluding. He yielded for that
purpose and the House adjourned