Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-29


Mr. Smith offered resolution calling Oh the Secretary
OF the Treasury to prepare report be presented the
Senate during the first week OF the next session. the
subject OF establishing the salaries of the officers of the
customs throughout the u. States
MIR Dallas presented OF the citizens
Schuylkili county, Pennsy vania. Also
The proceedings Of public meeting of the citizens OF
Delaware county PENN demonstrating against ay reduc
ton oil the Tariff duties; and also,
The memorial of the citizens of Cumberland county
Penn, against any reduction of the Tariff duties.
All OF which were laid the table.
| STATUE WARRINGTON.
On motion OF Mr. Robbins, the joint resolution authorz-
ing the President to contract for full length pedestrian
statue IN marble of General Washington TO be placed
the roundo OF the Capitol taken up
The resolution appropriates 5000 dollars enable the
PRESIDENT 10 make contract not under the impression that
this sum would be, in any degree adequate TO the
petion of the work
Some remarks were made on this resolution. by MIR.
Robbins, MIR. Poindexter, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Miller and
MIR. Holmes The resolution was then reported without
amendment
Mr.. Clay stated that Washington was the only one
of illustrious countrymen whom he would be will
ling TO pay honors. Ii had been said that moral honors
historic honors the honors which poets confer are
cient He hoped these honos would all be paid TO the
memory Of Washington; they were merited; but he
hoped that, in addition, tangible imagery would lend
Its aud to convey TO postcrity the features of Washing
ton He referred to the unsuccessful effort made to OBJ
tain the remains of Washington the of
e session. ana 10 me probability that by the death of the
recent proprietor OF Mount Vernon the remains of Wash
ngton would with the estate pass into the hands of some
one who would feel less veneraon for the relics of the
Father oil his Country, and he considered this add
onal reason for the adoption me tod of perpetual
ing correct image OF Washington.
Mr. ayne called for the yeas and nays which yyero or
dered.
The question then taken the passage of the reso
luton, and decided in the affirmative.
Yeds-Messrs. Bell, Benton, Chambers Claw CLAYTON
Dallas, Dudley, Ewing, Foot Frelinghuysen Grnndv
Holmes, Johnston, Kane, Knight, Marcy, Moore Maui
dan, Poindextcr Prenss, Robbins, Robinson Ruggle.
Seymour, Ssbee, Sprague, Upton TomlinsoD, Webster
Wilkns-30.
.Nays-Mcssrs Bib, Brown, Dickerson Hayne. Hill.
King Miller, Tazewell, Troup, whte-IO.
| The resolution was then passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. r. Nj. johnson moved that the House should pro-
coed TO the consideration of the resolution heretofore sub
United by Mr. Boom proposing to fix day for the adjourn
ment of Congress.
been put and the Yeas and Nays thereon ordered ON mo-
ton of Mr. Thompson of Ohio, it prevaicd-Yeas lis,
MIR. Boon modified the resolution by inserting therein
the End July as the day OF adournmen and the question
OH agreeing 10 the resolution being stated
Mr. Watmough moved postpone its further consdera.
ton until Monday next
Mr. Mercer wished to remind the House of the import
ant subjects, the Bank and the Tariff which yet remained
TO be disposed Of and without settling which, they could
not adjourn unless by abandoning what infinite i'm
porance TO the country He took that opportunity
radct the wicked and aocious asehood circulated pos
sibly to influence members, to adjournment, that
the Cholera was at Alexandria II had 6een said 70
been brought that port by vessel with enigrants but
it notorious that, not only any there with
emigrants at this time, but that there had one
for years.
Mr.. Anderson moved the previous question: which
being negatived, Yeas, 49, Nays 81
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gentleman from Pennsylvania (AIr Watmough) to name
Thursday next the best day for the further consdera
ton of this question; by that me he trusted they would
be able TO see some gmmerings of the land that
thing would be known the probable termination of
the important subject of the tariff He had never been in
the habit oil voting against tournaments of the House;
but feeling the importance of this subject to lis
suents particularly, he could consent to any adj
journment until that question settled, if it was TO be
so, and the agitation among the people quoted. He could
consent by his vote to throw any obstacle in the way
fair expression of opinion of the House ON that i'm
podn subject; and he wished, when he met his consi-
uents TO be able to say, whatever decision would be ar
rived at that that decision made by fair vote in the
upon III" S"% Jar c4issJ OF g. that their
Mr. Isacks thought that the House did not make ga
sactory adjustment of the tariff question: they had GER
ainy been already in session long. But il was "a
be settled, he thought would be- some time even
weeks more, would be well spent in having il accom-
pshed He did not feel despair that this would be the
case.
Mr. Blair, of South Carolina said he would have been
left, that the tariff would be satisfactorily adjusted B
he had been long enough seDng discussion to know
that no disposition OF would be made, such as would be
satisfactory TO the South He was therefore pepared 10
vote for an instant adjournment
Mr. Mercer made some further observations the import
OF which was that the House ought adjourn before
had disposed OF the two great questions had already
referred to- lie would oppose any adjournment until they
disposed OF.
Mr.. Wayne observed, that however there might no q
difference of opinion TO what should be done for con
ci1ion or compromise on the tariff question, he consider
ed that nothing had been done him IN
despair think the question would be finally adjust
ed 1t certainly that propositions had been made
and advocated, which they had been carried would have
doubtless created irritation in the public IN nd: but many
of these propositions had altogether failed He saw NO
wayto accomplish the object that IA ich at heart
but by going with the discussion. He wished thai
any expression made in that House by Southern gentle
men that they despaired Of accomplishing settlement
Of this question: should be taken by the House not as his
opinion, the opinion of the South but the expression
OF the opinion of the individual making it, But he also
wished 1t to be understood his opinion that upon the
speedy and satisfactory settlement OF this question: the
happiness interests and prosperity of the South so far de-
pended that by that alone the dsconents that prevailed
there could be allayed Instead adiournine now he
would wish to every proposition submitted calmly 10
the House, and fairly put to the test by votes But he
must protest against the suggestion that there any
manifestation hitherto, by which the South could suppose
that there majority in the House so hostile TO them
that there to despair the subject although
other individuals had for themselves expressed that opinion
II there such indication the part of the House
then indeed they might be justified i'm Withdrawing from
the but in doing they would do only after such
had been done would leave doubt that if the Re-
presentaves OF these States did separate from the others
IL done from strong feeling, of imaginary evils
but that they forced TO ii by papabc oppres
SION Under such circumstances, he would then 90 all
lengths with the South, and they would look TO that con.
sutiona redress which their wrongs and expressions
would justify them i'm seeking But until the moment
in which the disposition decsvey shown by the
despair for that might only them TO slacken their
ertions the very last thing they should do for by perse-
veance alone the great measure could be accomplished
Mr. Blair of South Carolina, said that il seemed that he
be rebuked for not having desponded at an earlier
period Of the session He had desponled for week nast