Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-12
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tercoursc will, foreign nations which on motion OF MIR
Poindexter was ordered TO be printed T the of the
Senate.
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Mr. Pondexi submit ted the following rcsolaiion;
ReSolred, That he President OF the L rrcG States be
requested to cause 10 be laid before the Senate copies
the orders which have been given the commanding Of
hcer OF the military forces assembled u and the city
Oh Charleston. = C'rOna and also, copies OF the
which have been given the commanders Of the naval
forces assemble" IN the harbor OF ChMIeson-pariculary
such orders it ANY, which have been given to arrest the
constituted authorities OF the State OF South Carolina with
ia the Oh uttered limits OF said State.
Mr. PoindeXer observed that, the resolution would
have an Important bearing the bt NOW under discus.
SION IN the Senate, to enforce the collection oil the rcvo-
hNe and, rs he presumed that honorable gentleman
would object 10 simple call Tor information, he trusted
ha no Objection would be made To considering aud acting
on the resolution Vt that time, Instead Of las ing it on the
table, aS IL usual, Tor one day
The President said that the resolution could only then
be considered 10y unanimous consent IL no gentleman
objected, lac would con idcr the resolution before the Sc
nate Tbs question was then stated, aud the resolution
read
Mr. eb,ter then s'id that The resolution appeared to
him 10 be an important lie would, for himself pre-
fer the resolutions being postponed until Tomorrow 10
give time for consideration. not usual he said, to
proceed at with matters of this importance, without
some consideration NJ least.
MIR. Gruudv called for the reading of the olu,ion.
and il was accordingly read
The President hep said, that objection wa made
10 the consideration of the resolution before uniting tho
question, was considered being before the Senate by
unanimous consent
Mr.. Poinlexer remarked that he should not now dis
cuss the subject, but he should like know from the
senator from Massachusetts, what orders could possibly
emanae from the War Department, addressed TO our ar
my and navy officers, requiring secrecy time of pro.
found peace. II, said he the eve Of a war,
foreign domestic, that another consideration and
he should like 20 know IT, The President he said if called
on, could give the Information in his way and on
n would rest the responsibility of the measures he had
taken; hut IL honorable gentlemen objected TO having the
TRUTH they could of course vote against the resolution
He had submitted the resolutions because he believed
the Information sought would have an important bearing
on The debate then progressing the Senate. His oh
AVA IN MT q
would be taken
Mr. Grundy said, he had no possible objection to the
obtaining OF proper and necessary niomaton but there
ught De some reasons why the information sought toy the
resolution should TO, be made public a this time He
should have liked To have been in hs when the
solution was FIRST submitted he should have Objected
TO its immediate considerations H. could assure the Sc
nator irUm Mississippi that he for one would not Object
to the consideration Of the subject to morrow proye il
was poned TO tina; tn hut he thought too important
to be hurried through without time for considerations
lie could not at this time say whether the resolution
went too lar, or whether it did 20 far enough; and he
snouI "k Tor TINS reason 10 have lime for further inqui-
ry lie did hope that the accidental circumstance of a
senator's being absent ion his seat would bo the
OCCASION l nurryhg decision ON question of such i'm
porance MIR c. then novel TO postpone the resolution
until Tomorrow, and to print for the Of the Senate
The motion was then agreed to.
SPECIAL ORDER.
he senate then resumed the consideration of the
bill further to provide Tor The collection of the revenue
wheH
NJ. Clayton addressed The Senate urt o'cocL in a.
vorof the bill. "
Mr.. Margun ten took the floor and after few words
i'm 80 low Sc uealy maulihe EXPRESSED hi.
wish 10 address the Senate the suffice - the hour
was then Late offer o'cock) Re presumed the SENATE
would prefer an Adjournment at that lime, and his com
nencIng WI his argument Tomorrow. MIR. ManguIn
also Ianaed h'i he aho ing under itdisposi ION
Nr. Forsyth suggested that he ilec on the Ju.
dietary had intms',d their Intention to propose some
amendments to The bill hat II would be better Tor them to
Re offered and discussed at hat lime THIS course he OBJ
eervei' would continue he progress OF the b and pre-
vent unnecessary delay.
Mr.. Wiikn' Chairman of the Commiuee) replied.
that 1t was impossible that the amendments would be like
~ TO the appro5a,ion of the Senate until o
principles of the bin had been fully debated lie hopcJ
that the discussion would be permitted go on. There
would be time enough TO offer the amendments after the
bilI should be FULLY discussed.
Mr. King said he trusted the Senate would no, force lis
nenh from North Caon' 10 on with the dcbae that
late hour after hearing that hn was indispo>ed
Mr. Calhoun said, he would further add that the Scna-
tor from North Carolina the only gentleman on the
committee wLo reported the b hat was opposed 10 il;
and that the other four members of the committee sun.
ported it Under these circumstances he would pul il To
sense Of justice in the Sentr whether the Senator should
be forced to 80 on after his declaring and this late hour
tool that he was ndspoSed.
Mr. wilkins expressed the hope that the Senator from
norm CaroIn. would go on with his argument He was
confident that the Senator prepared because he always
was so; and he knew hat he had been making eXamna-
tons to possess himself fully Of the subject
MT king hen moved TO postpone the further con,idera
Ton OF The bill until Tomorrow; and this question he
ed tor the yeas aud nays, which accordngly ordered,
Mr. Calhoun sad, before the question put lie would
make one suggestion 10 the Senator frorn ps,ps,l,
tor from North Carolina intimate that he unwell.
Mr. Webster observed, that if the Senate could not go
on with the bill without the Senator from North Carolina
ne certainly would not object 10 the posponenent But
ne said II the Senator too unwe to commence his ar
gnment to-day, some other gentleman could. 1t was i'm
porant to progress with this bill All must sec the neces
sity OF acting on without unnecessary delay But short
time yet remained the session; discussion must follow
IN the House OF Representatives. and if every gentleman
spoke more than day, il would be impossible IN get
the bl even through the Senate before the close of the
session II the Senator from North Carolina was too much
lh'isposed, Mr. w. hoped that other gentleman
would continue the debate.
Mr. Calhoun Observed that if anv Scn.or wa nrenar
ed to continue the discussion he sure there would be
no disposition tOprcss the tor posiponcucni and
mat The Senator from Alabama would in that case with
hraw ms motion But If no gentleman was willing 10
take the oor he hoped the Senate would consent TO the
posponement, and not force tie only member Of the
committee opposed to the bill, 60 on with the discus
SION under 'he pressure OF iudispostion, AMI late an
hour of the day.
MIR King said did not appear lha any other gentle
man was prepared to continue the debate But az the
senator from Massachusetts, fNr. Wsbstcr was so any
lons of rs Continuance he would suggest him to take
the ioor Mr.. King knew of gentleman in the Sc.
nate more qualified, WHO would be listened to with
greater attention
Mr. Webster thanked the gentleman from Alabama,
lac said that he understood it, lie would in return how
ever Tor the gen'lcmds kindness inform him that he did
nov KNOW under present circumstances whether he would
men or at any future ung, engage IN the discussion
the subject.
The question was then taken on Mr. Kings motion TO
postpone the . td tomorrow, aud was decided in the
negative follows:
Yeas -Messrs Bl3rk, Brown, Calhoun ForsyH
Holmes King Miller, Moore PoiuJexer, Rives Robin.
sDut HUib Tyler, Wa0uHuan-1i