Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12

Mr. Ashley said there would be no ooecuo" 10 -.
solution Of INQUIRY. 1t was perfectly ProFt:
inquiry !, Vas conceded that frauds haa
l,oe. u.scl;sed under the pre-enpte., ,I' s.cr,
was go s.a,e1sest against lhe @ onc of To ,r
= rrIn5or o.sards Prce:apton was ''e VI 'o t
enae1 i'I"iet - C,veramcnt ought to extend to sci
hI:c lands; and in regard to the icRa MINES l"
cnnld be- shown that the ptocreoS atlshs W 'e
ncul from renting lhcn did nc' pay VIC wy
,,;., and the settlers near theE were as much Gnu
~: other class Of settlers to the privilege tic
s honny 10 believe that the State which he IN part
,crcsred though large portion OF the land there re-
Hanged the Government turnishe an exception 10
chaTecs Of fraud placLiscd under The pree;nsGn acts
He had never heard oil all instance Of the kind us hay
| inr occurred tfcse,
The claes of ses,ersso whom the prccmpli"n acts nP'
piled the very poores. persons who rnlgIard from
the old States il they were not allowed thus prvrge'
they nst become slaves and labor for others Unit, they
could acquire Sufficient IN purchase al hc ian"
sales There was many aiamily which had gone 10 Tic
West poor and lad there bee made comortabe anu
spcctate by means o! this privilege Those VINO seteo
.he Western country who we're the pioneers OF c'i-u
lion there who cut the roads established Schools anu
erected mills for those who followed then' were te
oeoplc of this class the setties-sone gentlemen might
call item the n;rudcrs the public lands lie WIS
r, ccnrnc.d ll,al Tie Government had lest nYihing Ivy
the prc.e.nptiun laws except b. some lanantHl acs
and it was no reason why the system should he ar'smo
because abuses had been pEactlsed uEucf H. ne
committee could guard the la" IN such way 'na nv
abuse, ccud be pracliscd hereafter To reject the hppca-
ton of these individuals, after the system had been SO
generally extended hercofrc. would be, he concrlYee
unjust, The State Of Ohio had received the ul heneft
the SYSTEM and from that quarter there ouhl 10 De no
! objection to the resolution.
Air. Lane spoke in favor Of continuing The pre-cmP-
ton system, which, he said cid as the land laws
themselves and one O! The most valuable prncpcs
aduptcd in relation 10 the public lands.
Mr. Johnson of louisiana said. he held in his hand
arcsol,ien on the subject Of the frauds under the pre-
empton acts which had been referred TO, and moved the
suspension of che rule in order To otirr 1t.
Mr. Reg nods moved general suspension OF the rules
in order offer resolutions Of inquiry; which was agreed
Mir johnson, of Louisiana, then submitted the follow
| inu Restitution:
E.cs0.scd That the Committee the Public Lands lie
instructed Inquire into the eXprdcncy Of modify ing
the frrcnt oiCongcss granting pre- cnption rights
to settlers the public lands 10 project the nights
of the settlers, aud prevent fraud against the United
! States.
| MIR Davis made some remarks The subject, and
moved The following amendment 10 The resolution:
And also into the expsdcncy Of extending 10 the ac-
tua settler all lands that have been in market for five
years whc!! presumption privilege shall extend for four
years from and after the 18th OF June next.
| MIR May opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Hannegan moved that lie further consideration OF
the resolution and amendment be postponed Till to'nor-
Mr. Harrison. as mcrbcr Of the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, stated that The subject Of the presumption
/ laws before that committee.
| Carolina,
Mr.. Ilamcr moved that the resolution be laid OH the
| table, which was rejected.
| Mr. Williams OF North Carolina, moved The Previous
Question, which ccndcd hy the House, 81 to ii
The main question was then ordered, and the Tesolu-
! tian agreed tn.
Mr. White Of Flnrida moved to ruspcrd the rules in
order /" proceed 10 III" orders Ct the day Ii was his pur'
pose, he Explained: TO call up the bill making uppropra.
lions f REFRESHING tee os,;cs Of the Seminole Indians
| in Florida. lie said very distressing had been
received this morning in regard 10 the progress Of the
Indians They were lnw on their way the seat Of Co.
veTnmcnt Of Florida. The President anxious to take
mmmcdatc steps for checking them, and in order 10 dc
So it would be necessary to call upon the Governor OF
| Georgia for militia farce.
| The molten agreed to, and the bill approprating
$50 0 r ilr repro Of The hos!ililies Of the Semi
nrlc Indians, read third llnr passed, aud sent 10
The Senate for concurrence
Mr.. Conner moved that the rules Of the House be
pended order to submit motion that when the House
i adjourn, il adjourn 10 meet on Monday NEXT
| The Lintion agreed to--ycas 80 nays IS.
Mr.. Conner moved tina, when the House adjourn, II
| udjourn TO mect Monday next
Mr.. Whtesey moved to amend the melton by sIri-
king out Monday und inserting Saturday. and thcreupon
| asked the yeas and nays, which were refused.
Tho question taken on The motion: and sctcrmn.
| ed in the negative.
Mr.. Webster asked the yeas and nays on the original
motion, and they refused.
The question being taken on the motion OF Mr.. Con
! nor 70 adjourn to Monday, it was agreed TO-
The House then adjourned.
|
New. ORLEANS, Dec 2S.-We learn by Col. Macomb
who arrived from Nacogdochcs yesterday, that San an
has at length been captured by the Texans. This
intelligence is six hours later than the last received
day or since. According to the information convey
ed by Col Macomb, Gen. Cos killed in the action
together with almost every field officer in the Mexican
army Not an armed Mexican soldier is to be arcn
on Ibis side Of the San Antonio river. Tn. town was
captured with great slaughter the part q! the A"Si-
cans Those who survived were driven IS &c ii"rr
and suppose in full career their rpG to A"aro
-EoTa:u: iGSi.
| TExAs-Gcnc Samuel Houston and Cul. AicC"'J
have arrived fcm Texas The latter brings G!ri re"c"
that San Antonio has fallen; the M"xcatls have been
co,nyetry routed and driven the river; that
General Cos had been slain; and that the Texan army
almost daily augmented by the volunteers from va
riuus parts Of the country.
We may hope that this is more Than runner: for in
giving publicity TO many former statements, we found
that VIC had been too crduousour wish being father
10 the thought of success the part Of our T.xan
friends Yet still wish victory and soon to be
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