Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-19
-VOE.g NaE XXXg.--No. 90.

nature, the other transferable interest the comu-
nifty 1t would probably be ecollccied that this day
week he had offered resolution in relation to certain
documents which nc had moved for, and which, when
obtained from the Executive, had been referred the
committee ON Foreign Affairs. His resolution had pro-
poscu mat thus reference be accompanied with siruc
tons 10 that Committee report forthwith that part
of the annual message ofthe President of the IT, States
TO congress, al the commencement OF this session, which
relates to the state of our affairs with France.
In the course Of the observations he had submitted
that OCCASION the expression had escaped him that the
other branch of the Legislature after celebrating fully
and thoroughly the subjcctinatter Of the Presidents
communication had come unanimously TO a determine
ton t0 dodge he question:. 1t would be- remembered
that the Speaker of the House had arrested him at the
moment referring TO that rule of the House which
bids any reference to proceedings in the other House of
Congress by thus nrrcsting him. the Speaker (wthout
any such intention. dpubt) had deprived him of tho
means OF explaining Mr. a. had submitted, and taken
his scat in silence hut it had struck him very hard
that he should have been arrested 3rufa rule
OF order, rule which violated every day by every
mcihcro OF thc House. Tor mere reference 10 the pro-
ccedngs OF the other branch of the Legislature lie
had consequently inquired privately Of the Speaker
why he had been thus called to order for doing what
was allowed TO other members every day The Speaker
had replied that it had been the ground of re-
ference what had been done in the Senate; but of the
Of that reference; because the word he had
ployed understood by the Speaker dsrcspectul
to that body Mr. A. had replied to this, that it had
seemed 10 him peculiarly unfortunate when had been
merely his manner and not the alluson he had made
which he had been arrested aud called order and thus
precluded from making explanation That expana-
ton he now wished to make publicly dscaimng all in
tcnton OF any thing dIsrespcctul TO the Senate. He
dsclalnTd IN the most explicit manner, and had the de-
bale proceeded il had been his intention ultimately
recommend that the should be taken by the
House. lie should have recommended the House
dodge the question for the present, in the existing
state oiour information Mr.. A. expressed his regret
learn that of the members of the Senate had felt
hurt at the expression lac had used He now in the
most public and explicit MANNER declared that it had
been far very far from his intention to nfct any wound
upon their feelings He thought that the Senate had
ed therduty do and the conclusion to which
they had unanimously arrived, the conclusion to
which he should have been desrous that the House
should adopt. But the Senate had dctcdthey had not
gone to sleep the state of relations with France
and he wanted the House to shew by requiring lis
nlittec to do what every committee Ought do that
they not sleeping the rights honor and dign
ty of the country.Ihis the explanation lac had
desired to make this part OF the subject
But there another subject far important. He
had been advised by information from the great empo
rum ofconlnercc the city Of New York. that consdera
BILE commercial excitement had been cqused there. not
by the action of this House but by the remarks made by
himself by what called the stand he had taken;
and he had paragraphs in newspapers representing
that such had been the effect that the holders of French
goods, well in New York in Philadelphia, had adj
vanced the prices Of those goods in consequence. He
regretted exceedingly any such effect lie should
scarcely have believed possible that such effect could
have followed from what took place in the House that
occasion. lie should have supposed that the merchants
of New York and Philadelphia would have drawn their
differences from what had been said in the House by
any meIahcr5 Incf less 10y himself but rather from the
aston of The House ITSELF aud whatever may, the
I other day his martial or ls