Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-08

are brave, and only want authority 10 orrunizc
ana lney Will then protect their wives and their
WIN eit own hands The honorable Secretary of W.,
hao informed Mr. jones, on Tuesday evening lint b
loo had received newspaper with lh. unna.s .a' &c
lofa'oh thal an Indian rupture miph soon be er,ort
ed IN The Northwest. Shall we then ask far tho
OF defending ourselves trum the Government IN which
we are So warmly attached? He bumbIy hnrJ h., :,
would al once be grant, d. and ,La, ,I III ,aot
l'ie the House would receive i,s cuncurrnr. r, ,Io
on rom 'lir Senate aud which had passed ,hronuh ,,
ndy Without The sighrst orpnsiliun from INV
'' o 'at The OIL would receive the final action OF
~" 'Se '"t III" Governor, whoever he may L,. ,uy
receive ms app"n'ncEt and 1T once r.,ar r. i've 'Irrr
"s |" orSah2e Tic gallant who ire there now an,
Who S" hravciy defended the country in lbr late var :,
ie12 With The Sacs and Foxes, WumrLagoes, and other
nations ~ ~
In Tie course Of the debate on this hill MIR in TO-
py L" an inquiry from the gentleman from Ohio would
state that no complete census Of the pouuon IF the
territory west OF the Mississippi river lad ever been
.Hen u"t ne had every reason to believe, that the
country already contained population OF nearly thirty
Thousand souls, of the eu:crpzi.y and nrri,uruus
c'aSs oi population on tic continent OF America and he
Could hot have the slightest grounds doubt that be.
"fe inc next census fer lSl0 scnnsin would present
poPnlaliou 10! two States, and would before that time
ASK Ill your hands for admission States this Union
AN objection or amendment has been Offered 10 the
s section OF the bill which apprupriates five thousa nd
uoia's |" purchase ur the use OF the Legislative Assem-
eiy anu lc Courts library, To contain The laws of the
United Stues and the different States Of the Union MIR
j. stated that he did not know oi single of the laws
oi the Uni;rL States within The bounds Of the coucm.
plated Territory. The like favor had been shewn TO
Michigan Territory and he hoped that this thnr sum
would not be used defer the passage OF the bill The
matter VI dollars was OF little IL the Territory i'm
TINS parhcu lar aud he would not object to slight oIec
IONS, but Ina. they would necessarily cause the bill to
So back to tie ute: branch for its concurrence Mr.
would remind the House that upwards of seventy mil
lions Vi pounds o lead had been and raised
- the United States lead mines in this quarter, upon
winch len per cent, as rent, 1.-THE, had been paid
the Government vi the United States. Does this
give US claim upon the generosity Of the General
Government: lie thought did; and whilst am speuk-
ing here now, Of my constituents and friends Cu
H. Graot, OF Iowa county, cut Of whose pocket aud
those OF tine honest and hard working miner the value
OF this title Is acn) IS IN the gallery of the House who
paid to tie Government upwards Of one million two hum
drcd thousa:d pounds Of lead for which lie could uow
obtain SIX and hail dollars per lOO lbs, equal to sixty
thousand dollars, all paid Docs this not entle
hun and the people ot the country the patronage and
protection Vi the Government To which We ale So airc.
tionatey attached: Re thought It would with all PC
ncruus amt Just minds.
On the question of amendment, as proposed by the
honorable gentleman from Illinois, lAr Navy Mr. j. re-.
GREETED exceedingly that discussion about to arise
as that question, II ad been thong had been avoided
and settled o the satisfaction certainly OF the two honor
able Senators from Illinois, and the other purt OF the dele
gaon IN this House, The ii,.orabe Messrs Casey and
Rrynolds,) with whom Mr. J. had conversed and he
had all the while believed, 10 the satisfaction OF the
honorable gentleman who now moves it. He does
not think that the proposed amendment will alter
affect the question, except To pcocrastnate lis pas
sage. II Congress could, it had already fixed and
,abl:shed the Northern boundary Of Illinois, and be-
sides this, Mr.. J. had had provision inserted in the
bill, winch expressly declares, that nothing contained
IN the bill shall prohibit the Cong from attaching any
portion Of the Territory Of Wisconsin any other State
Territory The amendment, proposed, deemed of
l,:lt Importance to either Illinois Or Wisconsin, cx
cvp so far as /" prevent the delay in the passage Of the
L, which Is TO be the constitution fundamental law
for Wisconsin, Mr. }. said he resides but mile North
of the Northern boundary Ut Illinois, is intimately
qualnrd with the wishes and feelings of the people Dor
Grr!ng the line in illinois, and knows that there is
anxiety On this subject and he entreats the gentleman
TO withdraw his objection and permit this b which is
o. such deep interest to his constituents, to become law
Mr. Storcr was not opposed 10 this BILL but he could
necessity for such holhase legislation; ard he
wanted to know the Tor attempting pass this
bill in such unusual mcde Mr.. S. made some re-
marks touching the boundary question and controversy
between Ohio and Michigan.
Mr.. Patton, advcr,ng to the latter question, said the
Committee hud sudiousiY avoided having any thing To
do with The Ohio and Michigan CONTROVERSY for they
were not charged with ii, was the subject under
sldcratlon at all connected with that dispute.
Alter iew remarks ~ the same parport from Mr..
Brown,
Mr.. G. Johnson, of Tennessee, moved TO strike out
the clause providing for te purchase OF library for the
judiciary.
Ar. Johnson, Of Louisiana, briefly supported the
amendment, and McsSrs. jones, OF Michigan, Patton
and kinnard opposed III when it ncgaived
MIR. May lie hai Two amendments lo oiitr to this
bill, which he read as follow:
/. Commencing AZ the northeast Of The State
Of Illinois, in Tie middle Of Lake Michigan, at I2d.
3Om north latitude.
= "And with the boundary Of the State Of Illinois at
l2G ;'Om. north latitude, and marked by LuclIs
Lyon, the surveyor the part Of The u. Sla!cs, amt
John hlcssengrr the surveyor on the part OF the State
ui Illinois"
MIR. Jones, Of Michigan, hoped the amendment would
not be agreed TO.
Nr. Reynolds of Illinois, advocated the amendment,
and after remarks from Mcssrs. J. O. Ada!s Pat
ton and May hc hour having expired the committee
rose, without Coming 10 any conclusion the bill.
Mr.. Sutherland from the Committee Oh Commerce,
reported bill making appropriations for the improve
nlen Of certain hal bors therein mentioned which Was
read twice aud committed.
The House proceeded with local business.
IN SENATE-.iionday, April 1.
A Message Executive business, received from.
the President OF the United States by MIR. DOneSon his
Secretary. w
STATE OF ARKANSAS.
The bill FOX the admission Of Arkansas into the Union
as State, was taken up on its third reading
Mcssrs Benton, Swift, Buchanan, Prenliss, Porter,
Morris and Ewing Of Ohio, scverally made some bret
remarks chiefly ASST ming the reasons Tor the vote which
t!ry should give the passage of Tic bill.
The Bill was then passed by the following vote:
}raS-Messrs. Benton, Brown, buchanan, Calhoun,
Clayton, lutlbcrt, Ewing Of Illinois, Ewing Of Ohio,
( iii Hubbard kirr If AabaUa