Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-10
VOLUME XXXI.--No. IOa.

knowledge that effort Of discretion or moderation had
oeeh wanting ON our part, 10 avert such calamity If
we must hght he wanted at least to go into battle with
eieah hands, and with heart conscious of rcctitud
r' a. said that he believed these claims never would
nave been IN jeopardy but from the rashness of our own
government. lie had no quarrel with the personal In,
diligence of speech by the President i'm his MESSAGE
which had been highly lauded by the gentleman from
Massachusetts, If the President thought that his coun-
Try had been treated with ndignity, was credtable to
HIM to express resentment and such spirit might reo
diy be- pardoncd should err little ON the side of
di, b@t mr. a could not go with him in the in
qugence OF such spirit to- the dermen of the country
re looked to the consequences. Those consequences
might fall heavily on his country
The gentleman from Massachusetts had very appro
priacly quoted the words of the poet: s0uicouid
deiirant Reyes plcctuntur Achiv These (among t se)
hcmvi were his constituents, and he had idea that
,ney should unnecessarily improperly picctunttr--
Whatever might be the feelings OF gentlemen he
Tor one was not prepared to offer up the interests of
Far he from him to offer her smallest limb i'm such
obation Such, however, must be the probable results
OF The policy recommended to us, of defiance and r-
ritation MIR. A. heard the gentleman's sentiments
echoed every where in the Hall and out of it. Where
eyer he went, he heard people praisng the spirit of
inc fresdent Every where he heard men Boosting
hat the resident had regard for the honor of the
country The torrents of blood that would be she'd tho
loss OF property the waste of human blessings and life
.ese lnngs must not be looked at And whyi Because
thc Autocrat has had his high spirit awakened And
what was the House TO show! What spirit were they to
display No spirit at all, but spirit of submission TO
his Will! feeling that would lead them TO throw the
commerce OF their country in the best view at his feet
by way of opplauding the esprit of the Hero. The
House, 1t they pleased, might do this--very posi-
oly' though he did not say they would. He knew
not what to expect in these days nor on what TO
calculate. lie could only for his own conduct
which, III matter like this, it merit in a Repre-
sentative OF the % Old and unterrfed Dominion to do
Other instances had occurred, in which injuries to the
public interest, when acknowledged, trumphantly
vndlcated, by assigning them TO the personal virtues of
the President Mr.. Archer said he could assent 10 no
such principle OF yindication of public He must
say OF tins doctrine too that 1T among
twas poTtcntous And If an exempli6cation be
required in dsposing of the great subject under cons
deration, he must take the responsibility of recording
his lnfexible dissent, now and forever.
Mr. A concluded by submitting the following resou-
ton:
ReS0feed, That, in the just expectation that the Co.
vcrninent OF France Will have made provision, or will
make provisions for carrying into effect the stpuations
OF the treaty of indemnity with that Government of the
4th of July, 1881, this House will forbear at the pre-
sent ume to adopt any measures in relation that sub
ject
(DcLafn 10 be on.a illl1h