Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-06

Guilty that was threatened betw cen The authorities the
State and tho General Government The lite OF sci,izen
had been secihced by order OF a Deputy Marshal, |
serious results.
IL tue i, had heen said that this unfortunate ndiviu
was turbulent man. and had attempted to blow up his
own honse in order TO inure ohess &c. but e bcIeye
his Was mere rmnor, mad not sanctioned by evidence
The sales oi the lands however, had been said rcmov
ed all difficulty, aud therefore justified the very short no.
sce that had been gsu, aud he disposed to con-
this point. that he wished mainly ia say ,x.
that he had not been consulted the time Of SALE nor
had he given any advice relative to L.. lie was glad
however, that the sales had been suspended, because
the bill which has been reported by the Committee tho
uoc Lands ana Is now progressing in the Senate. shall
become law, (and he hoped would the settlers would
De protected IRON the ion grasp Of the sPecuator by
means OF the cmpon right hch this bill gives the
And experience had proved that the Government could
lose nothing by this mode OF disposng Of the public ands
Tor II any OF the lands worth more than the mini.
m,nn, the surplus was pockcied by speculaiors.
Mr.. King Piled that he said or int nled TO say
mat any one was consulted He said he knew nothing
the intended sale ill he head that gentlemen ere con-
suited lie presumed that the letters OF gentlemen in
the other House stated things correctly. In the
treaty into effect an individual ntrudd and thereby lost
tbs HE, while he was attempting the lives OF others
The President used every possible excrtion 10 locate the
reservation az soon possible. but the great source Of
controversy remained, and the lands brought TO
market to narrow down the portion of the
population might have been dissatisfied with the sales; he
qua no. ino" how that was As to settlement of the
ucu'ties, he did not know how that could effected by
the plan OF the gentleman from Kentucky, wbich provided
Tor distribution OF the proceed. sales among the
raj States.
MIR White said from the terms In which gentle men had
spoken oil the Tennessee company he felt bound make
lew REMARKS lest his silence might be mnterpreted
IN an acquescence in the OF the statements.
The gentleman from Mississippi (Mr Ponde xier) had
spoken OF Tennessee specializing company. For him.
self he could say whether such company existed or
not. But about twelve months age story Of the
KIND was IN circulation He was shortly afterwards in
rs uS who ASSURED & & bsrs was s .
company there Last fall, shortly before he left home
Tor washington, he was in Nashville ogain, and while
several gentlemen went TO Mississippi 10 make pur.
chases oil land, and lie Satisfied from what he learned
mat no one oil them member OF any company what
ever. The people OF Tennessee, like those OF o,her
States were All enterpsng, making people hut
neir characters fair and any ohe,s
mght seem invidious 10 they more So he there.
fore made no claim TO 20 higher There was great va
rely OF character and population there, aud some mig hi
no doubt be found Tho had gone purchase land In Mis-
sppi believing they could better their condition in life
Anu mere may also have been company formed i'm Ten.
nessee; but so far as he knew he believed that the gen
uemans Information that there was such company was
onnuea IN mistake. IL were SO, he had information
Whatever about it, The place of his residence was two
hundred miles from the place where the company was
SAID 10 be Termed Being from Tennessee, it night have
been inferred he had SILENT that he possessed know
ledge OF TACT. which he would not avow Mr. MrIa
mores name had been mentioned. That gentleman was
nephew oil the PRECEDENT. and it had been said was
member OF the company He had had long and intimate
acquaintance with Mr. Mel andh willingly his tcs
uony to his character. His land re as nu
meous those oil any other man in Tennessee-hc was am
acve business doing and faithful man, was the only
man whnhis acquaintance who dc alt lands who
never was subjected TO any mpuaton which would take
rom MS character as man oil honor and inegiy Ii had
been said that the notice Of sale was short and Iha,
he tennessee company was formed OF nephews and
relations oil The President Of the United States. And
IN me absence oil any disclaimer his part il might
be thought that he admitted the charge. But he Was
persuaded inqury were made into the for the short
nouce, II would be found that there was none other
IMAM what The public ought approve because The OH
Ject was TO promote the public interest. He was per
ee"y ,a'ishsd any Iennesseean, either relative or
not oil The President had either directly or Indirectly
nimated to him wish that he should give him an ayan
the purchase OF land any other citizen of the
w. States he would have received such an answer from
the President would alter have placed him be-
yond the pale Of his ndsbp. And i'm 10 the short
notice, ii should be found that the motive was the pub
lie Interest," he hoped the President would be acquitted
on mat point He was DESTROYS that the Committee ON
Public Lands should inquire the whole subject and if
nsnoua De discovered that there had been
aSS n nSSse Of S he" hone ,Ss
should ms Would be found guilty, God forbid that he
made 10 appear IL had been sad that the agcn, for I
nuscas o 10 ,ne Chocaw country in the
OF lands. But he thought IL would apoear ,ha,
IN MS TOO, the gentleman was mistaken M, a. M
ana II it can be authenticity made known 70 Ill.,, e
missed and a, me iorh he would be instantly dis.
a"u person appointed. who would pronptly and
ia,'ny perform his duty Mr.. W. said he Tel, Il R a%u .
~ mus much and perhaps he ought to apologize to
would further say, that il was i'm the power of , o
''ee 70 devise plan which should effectualIv na,
oI frauds; hereafter in the sale of the public lands
So '"ee' MS nearly concurrence and s,,ppott
opme ,ur!her remarks made by Messrs po;nlsx.
e!' D'ack, M angum, and Moore when The RI. o,,,;o
adopted. "e resolution was
The Senate then proceeded to the considerable, II rim.
o .e hose oil Representatives, which were several
hHer Executive business which lasted until half ,
rrocK, on motion OF Mr.. Chambers ~ pas
The Senate adjourned.
. IN SENATE-.Afondav March Q
MT. clayton presented the memorial of I6to ;,;
nnu me proceedings OF public meeting in New,I'
De'a"are praying that measures NAV be devi.ed To- ~
.o'ng tue Deposes to the Bank OF the United S,,,o
1er some remarks, made by MIR. c., the memorial anJ
Poeeongs were read, referred TO the COMMITTEES nm ~
NANCE and ordered TO be printed y" III
Mr. Poindexter rose not 10 revive ,ho a.
the public lands. He would not araua !, 'on upon
eoneh'ed himself with saying, that the subiec, o,,,
u"r'go most rigid investigation before the Comn;,,
"" y, = uoNe Lands, when the subject came before ,h'
oo "e leading journals OF this CITY, from no,;vo
LEY Pvper 10 themselves, rerained from PUBLISHING anu
So, " ne unpleasant debate which took place o ,bs
lion h; a'y Inst For one, he rejoiced al the discre
uo "mch mad been exhibited by the gentIemen =, ',
heso OF nose journals; but the third the Official ;n",
"" Puo'shed report Of that description w bich .o,a,
seinbance Of the truth. As TO his rc,na,L az,
,ts "u ho' give one-tenh of what fell from him ,nd
as 10 give very different view frou, liz,
W. ' ne nao really given. Other gentlemen had h.on
go a., p's'epresented He had made this statement in |
nc mind from This publication. II woud havs VIC pup
s na' me report had been suppressed altogsther
'' "s REARED 10 himself he had deemed n Ri 49,, 80
nIake 'hese remarks. IL other gentlemen were ,;g "
oe u So lie took occasion TO say thus much snd he' ''
gu W submitting the following resolutions and all ed ,i
immediate coDsider Grafton: $500 ne" "heh
L. Resoiued, That The sec,e,... f d, ~,
or n @ 10 communicate TO the Senate the name
~. names OF tle agent agents appointed hv 1c pi%.
VI the " STATES 10 locate the