Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-27
THE INDIAN BILL.

except that in the Senate on Saturday the bill 70
subscribe to the stock Of the Baltimore and OH,
Kan Road, 'cos lad the table lin thin housed b,
majority OF S--and that Monday, the India,
bH' was ordered to third reading IN the House OF
Representatives ayes lOe noes o.. From the tone
oil the Baltimore papers. presume tho understand
ing IS, that tho Rail Road bill is not to be called ~
again at this session; procedure which has excited
the utmost dissatisfaction in that city.
The vote on the third reading of the Indian Bill
all things consdered The intrinsic importance of the
measure, the great principles of policy, humanity
ana national faith involved in the question, and the
profound interest which it has inspired throughout
the northern and middle community, pcrvading all
sexes ond conditions IS probably the most interesting
question decided for years. We are no, sufficiently
master OF the argument acquesce in the Justice OF
the decision, nor yet 10 withhold our assent from II:
but we. ahhor the means by which on!y the admins
tration has evidently commanded lean majority of
Jire; the application of party discipline IN case
which ought to have been judged by the hottest prn
clpIcs OF right, truth, and good faith That party
spirit was appealed to, every circumstance indicates
On Monday. MIR. Lewis of Alabama, defended the
o and denounced the opposition foun ded entirely
on party feelings and grounds. lie stated. that if
THIS bill was defeated, IN the first year Of Gen jack
sons 4d'sn'St' alton, that .4dminst rGton ,rod b..
considered as protruie. He stated that no friend ot
Gen jackson ought to record his name IN tina, onno
sition " Quoted from he skctcl, of the Debate in
the Nat Journal of Tuesday,
Mr.. Lewis seems to have studied in Mr.. Rrcb;o.s
School OF Consstency-(nnd we wot no, where he
could have got an ADLER Instructor) In one breath
he dcnounces opposition being made on par,v
grounds in the same breath, he invites support on
the exclusive party ground, tina, the Administration
would be considered prostrate if the bill were re-
Jected, coupled with the expressive intimation that
no friend of Gen. Jackson would vote apainst #
That the measure Tor ihc Sd reading. which is peuc
rally equivalent to passing billy was carried upon
pure party grounds, we infer from this-tha, the
whole opposition to the Administration voted arainst
the Bill las far as we can recognize the politics of
members) as did n number of ia ckson men, whose
party devotion appears to have been overcome bv
scruples.
The previous question cut Off debate on the Indian
Bill, as it has done on SO many other questions ot
this session of Congress. We subioin the ayes and
noes. The Pennsylvania Delegation seem to have
voted with few exceptions, to PROSTATE the Ad
mnistration.
The question wasput ha the question be
now Pu' and the being 90 to 90 the SPEAKER voted
So the @a was N at last pr, !" IF fR s S b.
read third time aud was decided in the affirmative by
Ys.s-Nles.rs Alexander, Allen, Aston. Anderson.
Angel. Archer John s Barbour, Z II Barbour, BAN
well, Baylor, Bell James Blair John Blair Buckee Boon
Bor't, Boudn, Brodhead, Brown. Chambreeus. Camp
bell, Carson, Chandler Claiborne Clay. Coke Coleman Con
Davenport, Warren Davis pesha, DC w dayton Dwight
Earl. Findlay, Ford, Foster. Fry Gather Glnorc Gordon
aai i1"mon;, ia.yey Haynes Hinds Hoffman. Howard,
Lyon, Mage, Martin Thomas Maxwell, NIcCoy, NcDuar,
Mcln,e. Mitchell Mcneil, Nucko Ovcron, leuis Polk
Potter, Powers Ramsay, Rencher Roanc, Scott, Shc-
adhield Speight Richard Spencer Sprics Ssuder
see Wiley thompson Trczvani Tucker, Nerphnck Wayne,
Weeks e r. Whi,c, WickGe, Wilde, Yancey-lO2.
NAYEs-nleSrs Armstrong Arnold, Bailey, Noycs Barber,
Baungcr, Barley Bates, Bcekman, Burgess Bu,man Cahoo
Chds, Chiffon, Clark, Condc Cooper Cowes Crane Crock
r Creighton, Cownmsheld John Davis. Deheny, Denny
Dickinson Doddridge, Dorsey, Dudley Duncan Ellsworth
George Evans Joshua Evans Edward Everett Horace Everett
Finch, Forward Gorham, Green GIcYnel, Hawkins Hemp
hill Hodges Hughes Hunt Huntington ibrie Inecrson Tho
mas irwin, William, w Irwin, Johns Kendall Kennon, Kin
cad Adam King Lcpcr Le,c,er Aallay, Martndae Lewis
Maxwell, Meceery, Mercer Miller Mulenbue, Norton,
feaTcP Person Randolph, Reed Richardson Rose Russell
hug VI Shepherd Scmmes, Sill, Samuel Smith Ambrose
Spencer StanberTy Stephens Henry r. Storrs w l. Storrs
John Thompson racy, Vancc Vsrnum Viuton Washington
Whi'tescy Edward White, Williams winsae, Young997.
j. The Washington papers of Tuesday, announce
voy and Minister Plenipotcnlinry to Russia. in place
Of Henry Middleton, Esq. recalled.
~his event has already given occasion to much spc-
cula'on VIII Mr.. Randolph accept? Was ne pre-
viously consulted? What were the Presidents views,
Mere regard to the public servicc' or desire TO re.
move this keen observer, and tabtual foe of every
administrations to safe distance, while by the same
stroke of policy, Virginio, whose discomfort. Tazc
we'll and Tyler have proclaimed, is TO be lullcd by
sop'
Il is generally believed here, that Mr. Randolph viii
not go TO st Petcrsburgh, that this was well known
al Washington and that his nomination is chcdp dc.
wise to secure his allegiance; which if it is no, known
to wavcr, the Powers that be, know very we'll they
have done enough to shake. On the other hand, tho
probability of his acceptance is surmiscd from tho
current report, that he was on the eve of a three
years tist TO Europe N0us Tcrrors--ns our neigh
burs say