Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30

all hands that the failure OF the bill o@casloncd by
the introduction of section into 1t, aPproprai's lhfee
millions of dollars for The defence OF Inc county; ehd
the President tells that the failure "l tlat ap'
preparation was subirs of great inconvenience TO the
People of the coanry On this subject an issue las
been taken in the National lntellgcncrr and that is
sue Involved merely the President OF tile T. States
but il involved the House of Representatives. inst was
an adJti nal reason why he wished for committee 10
inquire into the matter That reason, lla hoped wond
be sufficient for every member who ielt his honor i''Pi
Gated to call for invests gaon and have the suDject fS
aruned show where the failure Of that bill was to be
charged He had. he repeated said that he considered
it the irs duty OF every branch OF Government; 10 mar
monZe with the other branches OF The Government III
doing the business of the People. IL The duty OF
the members of the House Of Representatives t" support
the President the u. S. and linz Executive Government
OF the county, III every measure appropriately or'"ghS
10 his high Office; and in like MANNER /: was equally his
duty support the other branches IF The Government;
and that this duty obligatory md pUcal upon The
Scrar and President. This hc had always considered
the first duty oi every person concerned IN admins
erinG The Government whether q. the Executive "r Lc-
rislatlve DEPARTMENTS 1t subsequent duty that
each Of these powers was TO be wacl:Ear and sentinel
the proceedings Of the other. This: between Tile
two branches OF the Legislature was mailer OF en-
IRENE Importance and scarcely csS important IN inc
relations between both and each Of tic branches Of the
Legislature and the President. The appropriation {"
millions Of dollars for the defence OF tie Country, was
inserted III the general iorli:catuE bill by amendment
proposed by the gentleman from New luIk: (alr CAM
brerng) in consequence OF resolution which had pass
ed unanimously IN the House. and by which unaniious
the House declared that tic execution vi the treaty vi
4th July 1881 with France, should be Insisted on 1t was
we'll known 10 every member IF The House, and he be-
rvcd every prison %! the House: that the appoprI
alton OF millions introduced i'll consequence oi The
vote that resolution the night before II was well
known that the resolution, which finally passed by that
vo had been contested by debate oi several days m-
ucdiacly before It's paSsagc, upon grounds thai such
resolution would occasion war ltyou look, said he 10
the journals OF The House Ur The resolution which PISS
ed and 10 the several resolutions proposed as substitutes
for il, you will that it admitted with extreme
reluctance Ivy members OF tc House. that II was
ardcmliy and pclscverI4ly contested, and upon the
grounds that II would UccasiVn war Under these cir
cunsances, although tie House were not Of opinion
that 1t would give just cause Tor war, still! ow was 1t pos
sblc vr statesman, u"kng to the interests OF cur COM
country. not /" that thrsc reasons pressed
upon the dca;io Of the House and: lonkns TO The
action OF another Government. might have that irn-
dcncy. The conduct OF foreign Government 10 5e
pIrdcatcd upon tins act OF matter ut iofc
sight and conjecture. There understanding and
rrrtaiion between Government and that If France
lie members OF thrJusc who had resisted the passage
OF the resolution, intelligent and patriotic men, haG uT-
ed the House aya:nst IT, and all the tender sympalhcs OF
nature anu all Tie sentiments OF humanity: III our 0o-
had been appealed to- as warnings against mat re-
souliun The image OF u1r all aud with all
It's calarnlcs had been held Up before us 10 drtcr the
House from the assertion o the nation rights ana OF Tie
nations honor CONTAINED in that resolution CONSCIOUS
that the resolution could not gave just cause OF OIL
fence the iliuse did IL" brlcvr that II would offend or
rndaugrr tic peace % the cUUnlry-yct IN difference 10
the fears Il" the minority and as ~ earnest OF their SIM
cey III the determination ~ tn%tA upon The execution
of The treaty it deemed fitting TIA. the Country
should put itself in an altitude Of drcnce meet the
worst possible contingency and sustain that resolution
which they unanimously passed. These were the
grounds Upon which that item was introduced on The
last day Ut the SESSION And Why the last day! Be
1t only the ght before that The unanIious
vote had passed.
In all tie debate in the National lntrigcncrr to which
lie had REFEREED there trace .! such ics-
luton having passed tie House than il it had never
existed. No trace than could be- found the
nal Of The Senate Of what they would q" for Tie dJencc
NJ The cOHy 10 insist upon the execution OF the trra
| Is Of July But in that debate in the National lntcl
gcncer lie found rrodgiols display OF eloquencH
uguinst the cons!ituunaty OF this s,ctiuu appropriate
us three millions Of duIlas for the defence OF the
try because 1t had not been recommended by the Ike.
cu,Iyc.
Mr. Mercer again TO order. He charged that the
gentleman was abiding to debate in the Senate.
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman mus; reduce the
! cxcrpl!onab!c woIds to writing
Mr. Mercer reduced to wiring and proceeded to read
| the words which he alleged were used by the gentleman
from massachusetts,. He did this, he remarked, with
rcucaucr but it Tor the purpose o preserving that
comfy and harmony between the two bodies, that the
gentleman had referred to- and which he doubt de-
sired To maintain, that he had felt called upon by sense
| Of duty 10 raise the question Vi order.
| The words taken dawn by Mr.. Mercer were read al
the Clerks table, and the Speaker inquired o the gen
tIcman from Massachusetts whether he admitted their
correctnrss'
MIR. Albums The gentleman from Virginia (Alr
! Merccr) had expressed great aversion To InlbbIin!
MIR. Parker here and urged that order should Ec
maintained. iuIipssb.r to understand what was
going wnIc the members were standing Or moving
about.
Mr.. Mercer said the gentleman from Massachusetts,
might modify the language which he had reduced 10
writing.
Mr.. Adams Proceeded 10 state wherein tic gentle.
man from Virginia had not correctly stated the words
| which lie had used.
Mr.. Mercer said the evident meaning Of the gentle
luau, in his opinion authorised the which r had
employed in reference TO the exception he had taken
Mr.. Adams said he undo rslood tic rule, exception
must be taken TO the ar0rdS OF mcmhcI not TO any
meaning which any gentleman might think proper to at
tach to his words He entered into further explain
ton ui the terms which he had employed
Nr. Mercer Expressed his dissatisfaction with the
PLANTATION, and liz clt bound 10 pctscvcrc III the Notion
which he had made.
MIR. Wise h"rcd tic gentleman from Massachusetts
would be permitted 10 proceed. whether IN order or out OF
order II ever there case where members should
be permitted IT, speak frankly both Sides in order
that the truth and the Whole truth might br elected, this
was
After some conversation between tie Speaker and
hrssrs. Hardin, Alrccr, and Adams, the question was
put and The house decided by large majority, that
the words taken down by Mir. Mercer were not used
by MIR. Adams.
| Mr. Whiu!csrv called for the orders of the day.
The CHAIR decided The motion out Of order; the House
having spC ncd all lis rules to enable the gentleman
| from Massachusetts, 10 submit his resolution.
Air. Adams continued. lie said MS object in offering
thel resolution precisely the same with that which
had induced his honorable! friend from Virginia to inter
pose this obrc.ion OF iornay against IT. namely,
restore harmony between all the departments az The 20.
ycrurmrnt not only between the House and the Senate,
bat also between both Houses of Congress and the Exc
cu,:Yc Departments Of the Government, for if there
was time when harmony perfect and complete, be-
tween the different departments Of the government
necessary. now The inc. The people Of the
try called Tor 1.-THE interests Of Tie nation demanded it.
Nr A said these lis motives for ccrlnp tie rrso.