Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22

u"oo mas entrusted the power and duty In ind ., of "a
nee; and their judgment Il 10 presumed. NAV he ,afsiy
trusted. But, saws the gentleman, he IL %. how
uea,dls': boy win the gentleman excuse me for say
mat the objection which l, to be found In mi. Ia,
epthet, l.. b. out OF time aud cut OF place a, th.
.eot moment. 1, might have done Yesterday hnt a.
.ne nour In which we speak, the Senate bav, co,hsJ
his nomination - ""s
But, after ALL what can be assigned wbv mi.
hhou'e, acting as morai agent, aud influenced by ali
.S considerations that arc recognized in morsl.-
t sound aud valid reason, repeat, can be assigned
'or Withholding this salaryI
ne Precedent appointed tho minister to Russia md
senate, a. Is known, confirmed the uomin aiion not
vny wunou' serious oppositiou but with a pronptuds
nat indicate wish Tor opposition The inni,sr &C.
ne once repairs to Its duties, and executes them
,nnrm health at times, he asked psrmis.ios IL over
%ken by disease, TO seek temporarily a more genial
chme which is granted him; favor not unusual and
sanctioned by Propriety aud humanity He has iul6i,
unoersos TO me letter. has executed his con.
Iar'y' fully, and thoroughly and demand will
fuse his sa'ary! ~ fS"6' ""u re-
The discussion Of the foreign relations of the country
nave oeen ooruded into the debate. Matters of deem
interesting negotiation ending, are mentioned a.
mey Were proper topics for discussion. or these
a y, 'aid Mr. ID claim to know nothing, except
~" '"er present discussion is uDparamep tarv and
'oaecorous to the Senate and the President h cor
wnom ihey are now pending. Whenever thew sbs,I hs
topics OF debate. have no doub, but tina, ALI
"e information derived will given IJnfiI m a,
arrives must qsg to decline further notice of ths M
nave thus far MIR. Speaker, treated this ouestion
~ only to what has been urged on the other sid
:" s respect, II is subject important enough to en-
gage your best deliberations I he, p.,mi..s gu
auur.ss few words in diferen Mt view Of the nn.s
IL be important 10 its personal and party ,sn.c,
rsssra Z, =. dwndles into nsgni6cance when we
~ 10 reference to our constitutional powers I
lean me a. rbu,ion Of power among the several de-.
;m, Oh me government. Ills here that il swells
asc,;. magnitude and demands The most mature re-.
,;'" Upon proper subj, ct and at an appropriate
nons can deny to this house the ris htiu power N
'Pose It's will, and the march nj foIlv or
svss =; VI mao and taitbiess administration. When.
III sucn eases, Congress is called on 10 gran, an
preparations, am not willing TO copcede thai an
en'a' agency alone belongs TO it, and that ali alt
m.nt M Io"nued 70 another organ Of tbs govern.
NO sur no. But this is not the creation Of
lew lew mission IL Is not prospective matter The am
S use" is not objected to- The mission is admitted
viii , 10 % h,shy necessary The appointing power.
WIN me co.opersiiou Of all those guards and rh..L
wn'ch the Constitution has put around H. have an con
cured In selecting the distns ushed man who 6ii. an
onI ana while you have the power and the poorer
my 70 withhold tho appropriation, / denv tbs, wo,,
nave any right to in,erpose at this timeJ d. IL,
nave any power that 10 the moral stabiIi,v o
Ju,uee' ihere are sometimes oblig atoms of a bigbs,
ah nose which may be enforced by coersion-obIiga
"o"s winch we cannot disregard, without rsck &C.
,enP' ior our oiiiest duties II we follow the Con.
s"'nuon and respect it's allotment of powars ~ sas-
10 me impossible that the mind of mar ..n III s.. VI
en plausible pretext for interpreting the nsgativs NJ
,pis Rouse upon subject entrusted to Others w.
,h. no ngn TO resist their acts when moving within
sphere OF their powers, except il be In those alarm
'ng cases OF magnitude and arociy which sometimas
I;., o"cn occurrences set aside all law and all oh
mb;uS and furnish OF themselves rule of action
tne Puolic safety may constrain us to follow
MT Canoreeng expressed his regret that At So late
an hour, he should be obliged to respass unon ,b =,
u,on OF 'ne House. He regretted too, that any cir
cums'ance should render necessary for him % Do,;
any remarks thai nigh, fall from the gentleman Sron
hhoue Island, (Mr. Burges) Ii was imposnbIe boyy
49, 10 let mem pass without notice The bo
MI ~ -
rate and minute account Of our treaty with the pr,
assuming his own facts he has discussed lis msr;,
s aSn sn'maayer.ed on its imaginary imperfecions
shah not Mr. Speaker, travel out of INV wav and v;
a'e rule OF order, by entering now into TIA, di.c
on' oy examining the provisions of the Turkish ira
"nene'er do, cir, my facts and my arguments
DC 'oshde6 on something more substantial than q
newspaper rumor-more uponestonahIa IT, =.
'd'emen' oil an unprincipled partizan-more un;m
Ths 1917, 'o"n Tue evidence OF perjured Senator.
uo gentleman has introduced other matters into mi,
debate. We heard something Of a Macbiaysi. If az
tonnrai anu designing motives OF distinguished mem
oei OF lhe eabinst--of our Minister to Russia and
n's master the Secretary of State" even sir enaors
rug ny insinuatioD, the staIe ISLANDERS of ,h. -.
MT Speaker, disdain to engage 10 such debate viii
"e gent eman from Rhode land. [ conde descend ~
mn w.. ;emarS. only to repei and to denounce bis
;: v'.uy ms'hua'ions No, sir. shaJi not contend
WIN him-age cannot dignity the slanderer-a hoarv
e"u' 'nough crammed with .Etna's fires" cannot
r"unny' or ssnc'iiy to the touch OF hon orabe
men ! nave done with the GENT sman from Rboda
,s'""d. Let us turn for moment SIR TO this ex,rsor
unsry motion to strike out the salary Of onr Min;a,
~ nussa, lieei, Mr.. Speaker, a proud satisfaction
30 unjust all me angry and violent collisions of our
tde Ponca contest the party with which I have The
hohor OF acting, never graced itself by motion SIM
Tar 10 mat proposed by the gentleman from Ohio ana
~, s,ned by the gentleman from Rhode leland Here
'ne speaker called Mr. Cambrelepg TO order I Claim
sr' me privilege Of reply. claim the privileye of
V.noicating my pary and have only 10 lament ,ha,
1Hers nave not better appreciated their own dgni,y
" a.. 'hat angry war, sir we had no instance 40 de-
s"ung as mo ion to strike out the salary of Minister
on account OF absence ndispo clifton When our Ias
esnmable Minister to France visited IN. ya,a,s ~ 49,
SusPehe' did any one our side humble bimsaIf
nno MS cause, by inquring whether he had the per
ss'Sh OF ms goveTDm mt to go there! Did any mem
oer OF ms House disgrace his country nv moton q,
strike out his salary, because the sans nJini. ~
visited The lake Of Geneva No. cir When Inc ia,a
communication appointed aged invalid ds
,neuished, and highly respectable gentleman onr
minister to Great Bfitaln-when that vener,hIa 80
ueman, VIGOROUSLY in rapid decline was annoie,s
10 me most important and urgent mission within ,h
gu. VI tue Executive, was any member of our side so
os 70 deceDcy aud humanity, as 10 inquire whether
o na' me permission OF his Government to visit the
eIs OF Cheitenham Alter that disn guisbed
gentleman had visited the Court of ST. lanes bad ro
scea mere and returned invalid physicaiIy and
unfortunately, incapable OF discharging any one Of ths
duties assigned him by the late admini.ra
20 strike out his salary! No cir no. We nI,vsd = nv
o'er game aud won it, Mr.. Speaker-it ia the f,r,nna
nay, 'he nigh privilege Of iusrious men 10 be ca
,uoia'ed and pursued with bitter hostility Our
= IL " has'i, cannot escape. for he has occupied
n'gn sanon "a the political annals of our countrv
dhu mas obtained Tor himself iliusrous rank in 90
pa,,n'inen.ary history. have listened, sir with de-
s' "nu instruction TO some OF our distng uisbed Ri
a.; ,o' Parnameniary fame-to the simple but per-
eudsiVo and fascinating reasoning of a JowndssT,o
me melodlous and impsssioued eloauence of , CIay
-, ~. 'ne Iucid, commanding, and solid argument n
~ eosel-ou' LOT combination and profusion of all