Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-27


Rcsovcd That the President of the United States be
requested to communicate to this House, if not lncomPa
tibe with the public Interest," copy and TRANSACTIONS
any law, decree, ordinance of the Mexican Republic
aboshng slavery within the territories thereof which
may be in possession Of the Executive Department of The
United States.
Objections being made, Mr. Adams asked leave te
state his for desiring to move these resolutions
which being objected to,
Mr. Chambers of KY, moved to suspend the rules &c
allow Mr. Adams TO state the reasons and that motion
was negatived without division. ;,
Mr. Adams then moved 10 suspend the rules 10 allow
him to offer the resolutions, and asked tor the yeas ano
nays on that-queston; which were ordered.
MIR. Huntsman asked if the motion drlsble-
He said he was willing 10 vote for The first resolution,
and he did not doubt the President would be willing to
give all the information required by it. but he was op-
posed to receiving the second resolution.
Mr.. Adams SAID, to accommodate the gentleman, Our
Huntsman,) he would modify his molon so as 10 apply
il to the first resolution, only. - ,r...
MIR. Huntsman then remarked that he would vote to
suspend tile rules to allow that resolution to be offered
Mr. Thompson, Of South Carolina, stated that if the
House should allow the resolution to be offered, and
when it should before the House, he should move
an amendment to it, proposing, it was understood 10
ask of the Executive his opinion as TO the exPedency
of recognising the independence Of Texas
The question was then taken on suspendng the Rules
TO enable Mr. Albums offer the first of the above
lulions, and decided as follows:
Ycas-hIcssrs. John Quincy Adams, Chiffon Allan,
Hemln Allen, ASH, Asn!ey, Daliey, Deaulnont Deli,
noun, Garter, J. Chambers. Chlds, N. H. Claiborne,
Clark, Cleveland Crane, Cushing Debcrry, Denny,
Everett, French, Fry, P. C. Fuller, R. Garland Gran
ger, Granlland, Graves, H. Hail. Hard Harper, S. S.
HARRISON A. G. Harrison, Halves, Hazctine, Hester,
Hoar, Holsey, Howell Huntsman, Ingersoll, w. Jack
son, j. Jackson James, Jarvis, Kinnard, Laporte Law
renee, L. Lea, Lincoln, Logan Job Mann, s. Mason,
McCarty, Mckay, McKennan, Mercer, Parker, Patton,
}. A. Pearce Pettigrcw, Phillips, Potts, Russell Sey-
mour sade, spanger, Sprague snndeier, Steele, sto
rer. Taliaerro, Thomas, }. Thomson, w: Thompson,
Turner, Underwood, and E. Whittlesey-s2.
yNays-Messrs. Beule, Bean, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee,
Cambreleng, Carr Casey, CLANCY, J. F. H. Claiborne,
Coles, Craig, Cramer, Cushman, Doubleday, Drom-
eoole Dunlap, Fairfield Farlin, Galbraith, Glascock,
Haley, Hamer, Hannegan, Haynes, Howard, Hubley,
Ingham, G. Johnson, J. w. Jones, Judson, Kennon,
Kieore, Lane, G. Lee, J. Lee, Leonard, Loya Lyon,
A. Mann, Martin, w. Mason, Muy, SlcComas, McKeon,
McLenc, Miller, Montgomery Owens, Parks, Pat.
terson F. Pierce, Phelps, Pinckney John Reynolds,
Joseph Reynolds, Roane, Rogers, VIM. B. Shepard,
A. Fl. Shepperd, Smith, Sutherland, Toucey, Turrill,
Yinton, Wordwell, S. Wliams-6s.
So the House refused Qwothirds of the members pre-
sent being required to carry i to suspend the Rules to
allow Mr.. Adams to offer his resolution.
ABOLITION MEMORIALS.
The House then proceeded to the unfinished business
OF The morning hour being the consideration OF the reso'