Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-14
Twenty-sccomd COmgress.--Scss. 2
IN misunderstanding, FEB. 8.
MILITARY ORDEus


The Senate proceeded consider the resolution oiIer
ed 10y Mr. Poindexter calling Tor copies of all orders sc
oil Military and Naval Commanders Charleston, SC.
MIR Gruudy remarking that few moments only OF
time remained before the hour which the special order
was be called, said he should be brief in what he had
a. say reply to the remarks made yesterday upon the
siiendment proposed by him, having for its object TO
leave tho usual discretion with the Executive in regard to
the papers proposed To be asked for
From what he (Mr. G. had said, the gentleman from
South Carolina (Nlr. Calhoun) had TO draw an
inference that some correspondence, of excepionabe
nature had taken place between The President and
individuals in some part OF South Carolina have only
TO say, upon that point said Mr. c. that that inference
eau ma no foundation or support in any remarks of
said hothhg whatever TO warrant 1t. Nothing that |
say or know must be relied upon evidence of such
lacls as the gentleman seems 10 suppose exist What
| said this that, considering the peculiar s,ua-
ton OF affairs in the State OF South Carolina il was
thing TO be expected that md iduas should have written
TO the President ON the subject not that the President
responded TO such communications, given information
~ return spoke, III saying this, the inference of my
own mind drawn from what every one knows TO be the
state otnIngS there When parties arrayed against
one another as they there, and great excitement
existed was not TO be presumed that every one would
main silent and that the Genera Government would have
no defamation of what took place there This was suppo-
SluOn entirely inadmissibe by any well regulated mind
out he had not nmaed that the President had responded
to such communications, nor had he heard charged that
he had. lie had indeed something in a South Caro-
lima paper importing that the Proclamation of the Presi.
dent had been known Of there before it was known of
here; but he had seen that contradiced here by
paper entitled to much credit the which uroul-
gated II, and lac had no belief in il.
IL had been said that The President cou withhold any
Information he chose Without The qualification proposed
b1 given to the resolution. That was very true Mr. G.
said u had also been remarked that the President was
not afraid OF responsibility. That true, too, Mr. G.
Said Every body knew it TO be But, in asking OF
him for information it ought he so asked as not 10
seem to require from him than he ought commu-
nica'e What is il, said Mr.. g., that we wi OF TO be
commu, cated? Only that the names of priv e indiyu.
ais, any such are connected with the information in pos
session OF the President may not he exposed. There was
no necessity Tor any such disclosure. Whaever The tx
ecutve had cone, he would communicate; and why he had
done it.
~ was merely TO prevent private individuals from beir
compromised, that tir. q. wished to limit Ills call was
not party excitement already high enough in South Caro-
na Was not already high enough hroug hout Il ma.
uoh Did gentlemen want 10 adj fuel 10 the fame? II
they dih Mr said he was opposed 10 it, He would ra
er see peace and good will and harmony prevail than
W any act or vote of his increase the discod.
hr. CALHOUN here apOogzing for nterruping Mr.
Hrnndy suggested that i would p-rhars save him some
time TO apprzo him IA Ihe moUer OF the resolution was
lot present. in The Seua'e at Ibis lime
Mr.. Grundy said he should soon finish what lille he
had to say when the resolution nigh laid over till the
mover was present lie wished that this resolution with
ont being tile means Of any unnecessary excitement
s'o1 DE promptly acedupon, because he believed that il
would elicit Information which would 90 i'm great de-
gree TO aay the public feeling, and remove groundes.
"PPehehsions That would indeed abae rather than in.
crease the existing excitement in the South
Ihe Senator from South Carolina had seemed Yesterday
to intimate that the information which he mr. q \ had
Wen gwen, ought 10 be regarded semi official Now
Mr. g. said he wished that Senator aud all others to nm
derstdnd luis that when be spoke on this floor he SPOKE
as one OF the Representatives Of the State of Tennessee
o"a 'ha no other individual be affected or commit.
ted by what be said. When he did speak Tor others be
would say so when lac did say so he spoke onlv AZ
one al the representatives Of Tennessee lie dsalaned
any remarks Of hi being taken Tor any thing but the die.
tales OF his own Judgment fOr which no other person was
responsible.
He would now state 10 the Senate nbat there ,it, h
no misunderstanding Of the subjrcD what kind Of Tesol.
uoh would answer all his purposes anxious az he really
was ,n'l me whole matter should he spielI bc1re the
American People, believing that il would a,,cr r. lac ~,
aPfacelu AMI NOT warkc character The resolution mic bt
fcd thus that the President OF the United States he re-
quesed TO lay before the Senate copies IA al order. bic
have been issued n relation 10 the operation of e tr,ps
or armed vessels Of Ie United States iu or tesr e 81 r.
oi oouh Carolina since the fret day Juy sst Tor ,,v
9hfr date thai geutIrmln pea.eI) Under such te.o.
I'l0n l'"I Mr. o. should get the whole Or the ir.
formation desired. hout requiring or appearing o re-.
PWIt ' ,hr Prrsdru any Information which mig uiu-
rOusly affect any iud,i Ju5ls
ihe debate here ended tor the present
sPEciAL oRDER.
The Chair having called the Special Order b,iry de