Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-13

p1ety i'm sending the memorial to a select committee.
The Judgment of the House. OF the Speaker, advised
would place such committee the talents and the tenn
per emncnty requisite in giving to this subject the
consideration it deserves. In saying this however, he
dsrespcct the Committee Indian Affairs.
That committee had beeu orgIniled without reference
TO such question this, but made at this time
would be made with direct reference the subject. He
hoped the House would not be thoughio Interfere with
what often called The sovereignty OF Georgia The
of that expression however, but begging OF the
question La the matter in hand, Georgia was not
reign and the gentleman in calling her assumed the
chief thing in dispute The circumstance OF solemn and
recent decision OF the Supreme Court the subject
additional Importance Such subject OF itself sui-
cient for select committee, aud Ibis consideration alone
sufficient TO decide his vote in favor OF such
m,ttec.
Mr.. Thompson OF Georgia. said that he presumed it was
not the opinion of any member of the House. that was
propcrat this time To the discussion of The great
Indian question. Few could doubt that i'm form
other the subject must he discussed during session
He should not enter into il present but would merely
oiera ewremarks In reply To the gentleman from MasSa-
chusetts (Mr Adatns) That gentleman had not stated
any speclhc objection to the reference of the memorial
tue Committee on Indian Affairs. On the contrary, he
had expressly admitted that under the rules o,e House
that would be the appropriate committees. But he had
advcrtcd 10 in another part of the
Capitol, which he seemed to think ought TO govern the
decision OF this House. Could be possible: Could any
gentleman possibly think that decision of the Supreme
Court ought TO dictate TO that House? Suppose
should turn out calm inv csgaou that with regard
this very point there were conflicting decisions of that
bunal! How then? But enough oi that.
The gentleman from Massachusetts, proposed a Sclcc-
Committee Why! This preference probably found
ed on The ltea That the Indian Committee would
d'ierent view oil the subject from Select Committee
jSut was that any why the rules of the House
should be departed from! Would the same objection
apply TO Select Committee the Committee on In
dian Affairs A Select Committee will of course be com
posed of gentlemen in favor of the memorial. This was
parliamentary. But ii formed great an objection o
Select Committee, any supposed prepossession of
Standing Committee did TO it, departure from the rules
OF the House, for the most part resulted in waste of
ume Asthe whole subject would hereafter come before
the House, and would receive fair and full discussion -
der different shape, he hoped the gentleman would CON
sent to its lying for the present the table Mr. T. con-
Guided by making that motion.
Mr. Ellsworth asked him to withdraw it but he refused
Mr. WhiItesey then demanded the Yeas and Nays on
the question of laying the memorial on the table
They were ordered by the House, being taken stood
follows.
Peds-Messrs. Adair, Alexander, Anderson ANGEL Ar
cher, Ashley John s. Barbour Barnwell Barrinccr
Beardsey Bell, Bethunc, Jno. Blair, Bouck, Bouldin
Branch, John Brolhead, John c. Brodhead Cnmbrelen,
Carr, Carson, Chandler, Chinn Claiborne CLAW CLAYTON
Coke, Connor Craig, Davenport, Dayan, Dcvart, Dou-
bieday, Fielder Fitzgerald, Gather, Gordon, Griffin Tho
mas H. Hal, William Hall, Harper, Halves, Hawkins
Hogan Holland, Horn, Howard Hubbard Isaacks Jar
Wis Jewett, Richard NJ Johnson, Cave Johnson Kava-
nagh, Adam King John King Henry King. Lamar, Lam
sing Lecompt Lent Lewis, Lyon, Mann. NIariis, Ma
son, VIM. Nc oy, Robt Mccoy, McDutiie MCINTYRE
Mckay, Thos. r. Mitchell, Muhcnberg, Newman. Pat
ton Pierson, fummer, Polk, &c Reed, Rsncher, Soue
Speight, Standifer, Stephens p Thomas Wiley Thomp.
son NerPlanck, Wardweil, Wayne Weeks, Camp. p.
Ndys-Messrs. Adams, C. Allen, Allison, Appleton.
Armstrong, Arnold Bahcock, Banks Barstow, Isaac c.
Bates, Briggs, Butcher, Burgess Cahoon Choa;c Collier
Lewis Conflict, Sas Condit, Elcuheros Cook Bates Cook
Cooper, Corwiu, Coulter Crane, Crawford, Creighton
Daniel, John Davis, Warren II. Davis Dea born Denny
Dickson Do'dridgc, Drayton, Ellsworth George Evans
Joshua Evans Edward Everett, Horace Everett Grenncl
Hester, Hodges, Hughes, Hunt, Huntington, Ihre
Irwin, Jeniier Kendall, Kennon, Levitt, Lctchcr Mar
snail hcCarty, McKennan, Mercer, Migan, Newton,
Nuckois Pearce, PendIcton Pitcher, Potts Randolph
John Reed, Root, Russell, VIM. b. shepard Aug. II.
Sheppard Shade, Smith, Soutlard Stanbcrry, Steward
Storrs, Taylor, F. Thomas, John Thompson, Tompkins
Tracy, Vance, Vinton, Washington, Watmough, WiIkin
Wheeler, L. Wmttesey, 7. Whituesey Edward, ID. White
Williams, NOung-92.
So the House refused to lay the memorial on the table
The debate then resumed by Mr. Bcardsl.v Of
New YORK, Mr. Ellsworth, and Mr.. Reed OF Massachu-
SETS
Mr.. Dickson Of N York observed that the House an
poa"ed TO consider the memorial worthy of action in
some FORM since il had refused lay il on the fable The
argument OF The geni' man from Georgia would imply
that nothing ought TO be done with it, but the House
had expressed different opinion They had passed ON
that question: and had resolved that something should be
done with it, From whom did the memorial emanac;
IRON thousand or two thousand respectable inhabitants
ol the State of New York. Yet the House was provcv
told inhs land OF freedom and when the question OF the
right oil petition had been raised, that the citizens OF
republic had business TO interfere and the present
ing OF the petition was an act of inipertinencc
his was language which would no, be submitted TO in
British Parliament by subjects of the British crown
Every petition respectfully framed, entitled b. the
constitution the law TO the attention nj that
House. To what did this petition refer? Two white free
citizens of the United States, illegally incarceracd in the
dungeons OF Georgia, prayed inquiry by that House
into some for their relief and asked that tho
measures OF Georgia, which with the cons-
ion, with the laws aud the treaties of the United States
"a,
citizens, were the parties involved The memorial
planned of wrong done the Cherokee Indians or In
dans OF any other tribe II asked redress for them
and how then could be appropriate subject for the
action OF the Committee on Indian Ahiirs The whole
case lay between citizens of the o. States and the State
oil Georgia. What had the Indian Committee TO do with
iF But allowing that the proper committee on
common occasions II was not in the present
why The important question in relation TO the policy TO
he observed towards the Indians had long divided this Co
portion of the gentlemen who composed the Indian
committee had Tor several years acted that subject
IFS Chairman was the very gentleman who brought for
ward system OF measures held by many inconsist
cnt with the constitution laws of the United States
In another branch of the Governments solemn decision
had lately been given, declaring the laws of Georgia
which bad grown out Of that system be void and of
none effect. The judgment of the Court under which
these men had been Imprisoned reversed, and the
prisoners declared entitled TO their liberty
Ii had been very umphantly asked why should there
be any action OF the House? lie would tell gentlemen
whyand lac begged the attention ofIe House to the mas.
sing events OF the day IL had been stated i'm the public
journals that after the writ of had sued ont and
summons issued by the Supreme Court the subject had
by special Message Of the Governor OF Georgia been
brought before the Legislature Of that State And The last
act OF that Legislature had beeu declaration that the exc
cutyc officers OF the State OF Georgia. from te highest TO
the lowest should pay attention the writ of error or
TO The process Of the Supreme Court should
II entirely, and the Legislature would hold them harmless
Following up that decision, had been communicated to
the House this morning, that the Supreme Court had de-
cIded the law OF Georgia to be Unconstitutional the sem
fence OF its Court null and that mandate had been sent
directing the prisoners 10 DO liberty And now what
did he hearl To his utter surprise and asonshment he
hal H.