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

WAsIrIycrox April BIT gives us pleasure to an
nouncc that the bills 20 admit Michigan and Arkansas
into the Union have passed the Senate here was
hard struggle on the part Of the Opposition TO prevent
the admission Of Michigan. This was stroke ut both
Territories. If The application Of Michigan had been
defeated having nearly double n" p"ruatInn OF Arkan
snS, it would have followed inevitably that beth app
cations would have been rejected. VIXEN Northern
and Southern Territory seek admission into ;!c Unl0n
it is necessary 10 p$"!"c ID" 'G.iibrin between The
c.lol;ng and SLAVE holding STATES. That they
should come in together 'iirh@an had been reject
ed the vote Of ;!ic twelve NnGlhcr; States would have
certainly rejected Arkansas until justice could nave been
obtained for Michigan. and tic Opposition. in succeed
ing against Michigan, waEd h":" acc":"plishrd their
object agains, Arkansas. Even alter :hr all c.igan silt
had passed Mr. Clay held out against Arkansas with
some few Of his Ncrthrra friends.
The rcpuGnancc 81 thc Nrpps'i"n 10 ti;c admission
of these nrw $780, arises from knowledge that /!
:yoakrns tl!- siGcr! IL the next Presidential election.
aud their LwiHdng pia!ax IN the Senate. 1t Is &c
;icral princpI ;Gn with ic arIstucracy, to withhold
from the people tr: :.hs. Under the compact of ccs
sion t. Northwestern States entitled To admission
whenever lhr! population amounts to sixty thousand
That OF Mich; -a nearly durbIcs lie requisite number
To keep il out Of the Iu!0n under such circumstances
81 tir :,T!nc rscs o party which has uni
iornly mad" war Upon the rights Of the ma's OF the
people,
the coates; IN Inc Senate resolved itself into strict
party issue Every :,.:Xr every s,raagciu: resort
cd t., by tho n:is.a', Wings, to deprive the two chi
bryu States OF l::: uiuesliomabc rights and this by
such rs Calhoun, itign, Nhilc, ana otleFs, VINO
make or, d, ou:ciy about State rights. Judge White
maintained his CONSISTENCY in aderng to the Opposition
upon every ;s. vo!t Indeed, he stood by the ultras
among his friends when their moe prominent men
aJsconded. Fer Instance, the decisive question
ordering the bill 70 he ergrossed and passed 10 the third
reading, the
!ca,-Ar-rs o,a brown, Buchanan, CuthbHrt, Ewing of Il
ros Grun, ra, -, Hi, uhjard Hing Of Alabama, kic Of
Georgia. Lima. Merits .cho!a-, Nc Eive R"o'"son, Raos
Slcrlry Iu!iaaL;", Iirloa, Walker, WIishi-2'.
aysMs*rs. 1k, Davis, Ewing OF Ohio, Leigh, Southland,
ONIl. IU. ,lIlyU1 " les
Here We have Eack and White again commanding
corpnras guard ot men; the leading, the other
bringing up The Of the little pialo"n-evrry other
Wing deserving. And so it will hc found n all desperate
party votes that the aupatcs 10 Democracy lrt off
at one end with Hach, aud the other with Hh:ic Nliata
party, with black head and white tail -
u pom the final vote upon hchgans becoming State,
both White and Black were against The bill Upon the
vote as Arkansas although tie latest applicant and
weakest in numbers these gentlemen reversed their
vote, and White and Black appeared in the affirmative.
II this case, they surpassed tina, the interest o. TIL;
Judge to change srGincpr because AEkaisas GelGg
Southern State they ,cucd it possible that II might be
brought under tlc Nsiliiying tiag -Gtodc.