Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12
MICHIGAN AND ARKANSAS

WAsHISGroN, April Sit gives us pleasure to an
nounce that the bills to admit Michigan and Arkansas
mo the Union have passed the Senate. There
hard struggle the part of the Opposition to prevent
The admission of Michigan. This was stroke at both
territories 1t the application of Michigan had been
defeated having nearly double the population of Arkan
saS 1t would have followed inevitably that both app
cations would have been rejected. When Northern
ana Southern Territory seek admission into Union
1t is necessary to preserve the equilibrium between the
slave holding and non-slave holding States that they
should in together If Michigan had boon rcaci
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certainly rejected Arkansas unit, Justice could have been
obtained for Michigan, and The Opposition, in succeed
ing against Michigan, would have accomplished their
object sgains. Arkansas Even after tile Michigan bill
had passed Mr. Clay held out against Arkansas with
| some few Of his Northern friends
The repugnance of the Opposition TO the admission
of these new States, arises from knowledge that il
weakens their strength the next Presidential election
and their dwindling phalanx in the Senate 1t is re-
neral principle too, with the arsiocracy to withhold
from the people their rights Under the compact of ces
sion, the Northwestern States entitled to admission
whenever tieir population amounts to sixty thousand
That OF Michigan nearly doubles the requisite number
TO keep it of the Union under such circumstances
Is consonant 10 The principles OF party which has
iormy made war upon the rights OF the cf the
people.
The contest in the Senate resolved itself into strict
party issue Every pretext every sratagem resort
ed 10 by the misnaned Wings To deprive the two en-
bryo States OF their unqnestonahle rights and this by
snch men as Calhoun, Leigh, White, and Others who
make great outcry about Stale rights Judge White
maintained his consistency i'm ahering TO the Opposition
upon every vote. Indeed he stood by the ultras
abscondod For instance, on the decisive question on
ordering the bill to be engrosscd and passed the rJ
reading, the vote was
cssrs. Brown, Buchunaa Cuthbor, Ewing Of IL
inois GandJ iio"tiek ii iiah5ad King AaJan King
Georgia. Lnn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Riges
Shepey, Tallmadgo, Tp,on Walkor Wrght-23. "
Nays MessFs BlscS, Davis Ewing Ohio, Leigh Souhard
Swift, Tomlinson, Whites.
Here we have Black and White again commanding
corpoals guard Of six men; the leading the other
bringing up the Of The little patoon-every other
Wing deserving And il will be found all desperate
party votes that the antpathieS 10 Democracy tpt off
n mo A. nd tclfh ,fsla tnnrx
nondescTpt party, with black head and white tail -
Upon the iua vote upon Michigan's becoming State
both White and Black against the bill Upon the
vote as to Arkansas although The latest applicant and
weakest in numbers, these gentlemen reversed their
vote, and White and Black appeared in the affirmative
In this case, they supposed that the interest OF the
Judge TO change his prnc ple because Arkansas being
Southern State, they deemed possible that might be
brought under the Multiplying hag-Gio6e.