Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-04

IT, no department OF the Government was IN any way
blame He believed that, throughout The whoc tfausae
tion each department has faithfully performed It's ouy
Mr.. G.. felt but little disposed TO say any 'h'"s va
question like that. nor should he nave salu Mo'u
for the remarks Of the gentleman from new loln, N'
Granper1 He would, however, tell that genue'iah'
that Whatever he mi ht suppose TO influence inc mem
bers of the Administration questions vi liis KIM y
ifa war came, whether foreign, domestic, OF
the friends of the Administration would Ge ouhu as e
DIV and as willing 10 protect the Government anu ieh
fellow citizens any of the gentlemen OF the opposite
side. The time might yet when the country "ouJ
see which would and which would mol, Ue reaoy ui'
willing to step forward in her defence. -,
With regard the resolution, lie hoped It wouiu o.
adopted Immediately. He did not know that II was dc
,ually necessary for if the Comnissary General or te
person authorised TO issue ralons, had acted as MT "
would have done under the circumstances, lie Iac
not waited for any preliminary action on The part OF Inc
Government. If the necessities OF the inhabitants a@
nanded it, he should, without consulting any department
of the Government, promptly have dealt out 10 theih
trusting TO the magnanmity and lberaity OF The 20,
vernucnt for his vindicalon. The case however, would
be hopeless should this resolution be delayed rejected
The knowledge Of such disposition of it, would reach
that section OF the country in short time and the con-
sequence would be- that those who had charge OF The
puilic supplies there would refuse all aid for they would
say Congress had refused them the power II ty did,
they do it at their expense. lie hoped, there
fore that there would be further delay There could
be necessity for postponlng It, 1t was plain qurs'
ton which needed time for reflection, and he felt per-
ftc,y satisfied in his nina, conclcd with no pro.
vision of the Constitution.
Mr. Bond had recollection. he said, Of any comnu.
nicatiuns the House the subject OF this loan, and
he should be glad 10 know what they were.
MIR. White of Florida again, he said not to pro-
tract the debate, but 10 appeal to those gentlemen vii"
intended voting for the resolution: to do 50 without tar
Their discussion He had hoped this Of the very
last subjects which dcbuc could have been gotten
! He would say of the Government, that SINCE the war
had broken out, every measure which could be taken by
al bad rtI thn SIfl,ntI
by the Secretary of War. This matter "I justice,
which he took pleasure in stating But with respect
to the ITSELF he begged 10 say that the people OF
Florida had, III no manner, any conncxion whatever
with it, 1t was war growing entirely OFT of treaty
made by the Government with the Seminole Indians tor
their removal Yves, Of the Mississippi complaint was
made by the Indians, and the Government gave them
another year. which agreement those Indians refused 10
abide by and thus commenced this upon the defence
less inhabitants of Florida Mr. w. then again rce
rucd the desoIalions committed by the ndians and
lrrrcd TO tie case Of the Michigan boundary, which
strong precedent, for it embraced the operation OF this
resolution under general law for the suppressng hos
tilities.
Mr. Turrl did not rise to discuss this subject, but
merely to make few remarks that he mig DC distinct
~ understood in the vote which he was about to give
With the honorable gentleman from Florida, he sincerely
hoped that party discussion would not again grow out
Of any proposition similar to the before the House
Such discussion al all times to be deprecated and
it was 10 be hoped that the honorable gentleman hcrca
ter would not adopt calculated to produce such
u discussion. II understand him correctly, (said MIR
To- the honorable gentleman commenced his remarks
by saying that whatever may have been the fault OF 90.
vernlncnt, it evident that not the time 10
inquire into the which have produced the unor
tunatc state of things in Florida lie believed however
that it due his constituents that the inquiries
should be made, but the inquiry ought to he left tor uno
thcr occasion and sir, (sad Mr. To- for the last two
three days, whenever this subject has been before the
House, the honorable gentleman has repeatedly stated
and with great emphasis, too that the citizens of Flor
n, tlrIr
by the acts Of this Gnvernment and without any fault
Of their Mr.. r. said if Inc voted for tho rcs"utinn
he should not do so because he believed the Executive
Justly gcabc with any, the slightest omission OF du
~, because he supposed the citizens OF Florida had
any peculiar claims.
Mr White explained lie did not say that any fault
rested with the Government or its Dcpnrtmr"ts he
said they had taken every they could the
hostcs had broken out He was not prepared to speak
of any thing before that but that it due to his
sttuents that invest yaticn should be made.
Mr. Turril said that after what had fallen from the
honorable gentleman from Florida, during this debate
taken in connection with the attack made by his col
league, (Alr GrangerO upon the Administration, II he
were vote for the resolution without glvRg any e3.
plaualion, it might BIZ construed into tacit admls
that there some foundation for the charges
whsh hqE q G iSc nffd Mr. T. felt much
patty for the unfortunate sufferers the honorable gem
lrian from Florida and would go far any gentle
man TO extend ~ them that prompt and efficient relief
which their peculiar situation demands, but he should
not for the resolution because he supposed that the
Government was in nut, or because he believed Tie
situation Of the citizens of Florida be such to place
them in relation TO the Guvcrnmc different from that
OF all other pioneers along Western frontiers whose
spirit of enterprise has stimulated them with the hope of
gain, TO press their settlements into the wilderness where
savage tribes still linger They locate with full know.
ledge of the ardshps and privations of the difficulties
and dangers they have 10 encounter they all alike
entitled to tic protection of the Government, and the
citizens Of Florida had no peculiar claims other
pioneers.
MIR. T. said the House ught not to upon the i'm
pulse OF The moment without some investigation. lie APP
pretended that the true state Of things Florida was
correctly understood lie believed that the numerical
strength of the hostile force greatly ovcr.ra,cd. 1t
would he found that instead Of having been emss the
Executive had done more much more than the gences
seemed 10 require. Long since, and before any Sc.
rious approximations were entertained, even in Fori
da, that there would be any hostile movements by
the Srmiuoles, fourteen companies Of regular troops
were placed at the disposal Of General CIinch. In
addition this, that officer authorized by the
President 10 call upon the Governor Of Florida for
any force which might be necessary to meet any
emergency and by prompt and decisive blow TO put
eiectua termination 20 hosties, should the Indians
attempt to make upon the inhabitants Orders had
also been given call upon the Governors Of Gcorga,
Alabama and South Carolina for any additional force that
might be required The time has been when seven hum
dred undiscp ned militia under skiliu commander con-
tended successfully against this very tribe of Indians,
and Mr. r. said, from the best information he could OBJ
ain he satisfied that at the battle Of Witacoochc,
there troops enough in sight 10 have gained de-
cisivc victory, victory wich would have put end to
the war; but for other the militia did not
the small creek which separated them from the bat
tie ground They remained idle spectators of the bloody
contest. There has, said Mr. t. been fault repeat,
omission of duty the part of the Executive; all
has been DONE and than could have been expected
or required If censure is meri,ed it must rest else
where, und not on the Executive In voting for The
solution he would do SO, because he believed that the
relief as;cd for, should be granted, in all cases where
citizens have becu expelled from thir homes, and made
pennyIcs by any hostile force.
Mr. Harper could not permit himself to doubt that this
mud he