Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-03

20 provide mems :or preventing PelEo"a'"'eS "
| debate. 49, :.
After sore i"!ae in Which lesSrs. Parker o. ~ l.,
| Bell. ann i.mnrr took part
Mr. Turney moved the previous question: LOST: o7 "
Sc
The question being on Mr. Bells motion 10 poS'Po"e
the consideration until Wednesday next go,
The debate continued by Messts Evans oi 'ie''
Boon, Patton, Fuir6rld. Grennell and Reed ,..,,
Mr. McKennon said that the peculiar position 10 W'''I"
he stood towards his constituents, deWahoeu p"t ~"
shopd snv few words in explanation Of the vote he
had given ayans, the suspension OF the RUE anu ~
the reasons why he would vnte IN uVor OF 'ht "'" :"
postpone the further consideration OF sne ITO r,"c
week His constituents, he said condemh'o Tue p'ac
,cc or duplnu in The unqualified Terms ANA IN tha'
Condemnation h, heartily agreed vim 'hs'' nc ""O
~ Mr. p,oc,;c. from the boun n his soui and moa'd go
as far as Mr fnrh'N on "'S Jl""r 10 S"PP'tss"' M
further he would yield 10 gentleman IN hepofhs lhe
,rauica event " hirh had casi mPunch"y gloom OVER
thu city, and which we had H oeeh ca'leo upn" ill., ~
mourn fIe symp"hi-td. deeply sympnn=ea' WIN 'ne &c
relations If the rccaspd and II hs could pour the oil ~
consolation into the bosom "s his mourning partner no
thing would afford him more satisfaction tieie 'ne
Sneaker r,erposed aud said The question was on posi-
pnnpmPnl ,.
MIR MrKpnnon said he would not tansgress The rniesi
,ha, he would heartily for the amendment offered oy
his curaan.. oar M"rrs) which looked L" '1gs",
tn aud which promised to do something 10 put an ru
to the practice which is Taught with such ame"'soe
and in the consideration OF which IN Pf'n
CHILE all seem willing unite. That the resolution oil
the gentleman from Maine propned no eg's'a'inn-n
sup3r,ssion If the evil hut examination merely INTO
the facts Of lhe'ae dreadful catastrophe They were a..
ready before The public aud could lead 10 no useiul
result, to aslen The investigations Ii after paying the
usual hunos The memory OF the deceased, was IN
tcndrd to Gus, mpuluun upon the character or con-
duct of The survivor the passions OF the members ousht
10 have time 10 cou-he excitement which oil 'eei,
suaId be aayed, and should approach Inc shelecl
with TINT goodness and debeati"n which are S" essen
,al enable the House TO come 10 Just anG marn"i
conclusion Justice 10 the characters "f oil cohce'nto
| chnnIH
without prejudice and wthou: 'ss"n lie ihe'ei"e
hoped that The motion Of the gentleman OF tennessee 10
! pus, ponp for few days. would prevail
Mr. Bronson was al first in favor OF Pos'pone',t
as he wished them be acuaied by The pu!est anu n'
test motives of justice only, and with caHiness ana oe
liberation; but when he reverted to the question: he was
compelled to come to the conclusion la' lhere was
| y necessity far osp"nement Inc qnet'"" oe'''e
the House simply, whether they should proceed 10
iurestiuate this IF it for the hnnl ana dfcl-
sve action of The House, If they were called upon 10
decide what they should do in reference TO Inc uhF'"'
that had taken place they might h'ge
that they were not in fl situation 10 decide IN mo-
me nj with due delberaion aud camness hut mat WINS
not the question they called upon to decide. IL
simply whether they should investigate ms ''iaef
and whether they would take cognzance o. II. 49,
The motion 10 postpone was l"st-yeas "a, nays i
The discussion was continued. by Messrs. Rice Gar
land, Bondln o Virginia, and Fairfield when
Mr. Calhoun, Of Massachusetts, moved lay Tie suO'
iect on the table. Lost yeas 49, nays 10,
the subject be reconstructed. 49,.
aIr. Clowney moved the previous question, when
was taken, and The motion to reconsider was lost 80 10
| lOG
The previous question was then again resoed 10, and
The resolutions were passed-yras log. hhys ~
| Mr.. NJ Morris then moved, ny consent, mat lne
Committee be instructed 10 inquire into and report some
nlraus for the prevention o dueng, which was agreed
The Speaker presented communication from 'he IRE
sident, transmitting The Guros,iza Pamphlet called FOL
| Is the House.
Tie House then adj ourned
I'VE Shall publish the full Debate in our next
ez1AateA..o1reaas.ssssa,
From slip of The ~ Y"rh Hcraid Of Feb. 9Th, by
Express Ha2)
IMPORTANT FROM TIES Sr LiwRCNcE FRONTIER -
This mornings Nortern mail confirms the reports % Tie
r.ucs aud movements the tronlier and 1t Is iurtle'
suited that Simultaneous attacks were to be ,ade last
Tuesday on Kingston, Toronto, and Maiden IN Upper
| Canada, and Montreal IN the Lower fropince. ne
three latter plnces are secure hundreds thousands oil
zeahus and armed defenders oil The governEeht, lnde
peuden, of the regulars being stationed there The on
weak pniut is Kingston, where some mischief may De
dome although permanent npIessinn can imsioiy De
etItcl.d In The mean time, the Royals and deacnentS
OF o,e. regiments ordered with all haste I" tie latter
town which fortified and the streets barrIcaded IN eS
| peclaiinn of an auck
! Mackenzie has discai.ncd all connection with Van
Rensselaer, and supers his gratTafsip IN !cer te
the editor of the HatcrtUsoa J"nrna!
reported ut OsweEu, that The American invaders
had captured Brocky!e, und liberated lie prisoners
there They were about to proceed IN Prescott, from
| whence they would make dash at Kingston. lheli
furce il estimated at about ,OOO
While the people of Kingston in this excitement
the Inhabitants OF the American side are dreadng an at
tack from the angry Royasts aud the whole frontier
srens IL be in painful state OF apprehension. TIE
prospect looks gonairr aud gloomtr, and the bursting
OF tie cloud cannot be- long deferred
(Frunl The Correspondence IF The National InrNgrnccr
NEW YonK Feb 27-St Lawrence and Jefferson
countless New York seem 10 be alive win rarl"ts-
he robbng Of the Wacr;own arsenal was but presra
tory 10 an ERUPTION Bockviie Upper Canada has been
,ukrn possession Of by their lcPs accounts say
aud others say they going 10 ske 1T end others ye
that after flare up they would not stand ire and dis
pespd is also slated, that concentrated nltack up
on the British ues to he made all along the tron
tier on une night from Maiden 10 Montreal Cgdens
burgh Prescott Kingston, and Montreal are IN gT.a'
state of excitement Gen scott had Ieachca Du"al"
and left immediately for Michigan. Gen. Wool was
eyueclrd at Sack-us llarbpr. The officers OF The 20
vrrn,rn seplo be vey active; but when such speeches
us McNubbs a[a.io cnrage the frontier popuulion
the Government is Pnwrrless.
One Of the drPuty marshals near WATERFOWL, see
even sent despatch 10 Kingston announcing The IN
tended attack upon that place. The unoftunnte conan
ton Of business has thrown great masses oil people
out of employ On the frontier and they seem 10 De oen
upon p!under in Canada. expect 10 hear by every
mail that the British will reallae Us, and then II
will be very difficult for the country to avert serious
difficulties. The alarm on The frontier, it appears, will
not be quie,e6 until warm weather.
Stocks in the dumps day. The money market
is in It's usual savage condition. Exchange England
has risen little being firm vi per cenum. Treasury
notes without change. y" foreign arrival yet =
March unless have some arrivals there will not be-
u single European packet in the habor. This is very
extraordinary.
Our banks arc not adopting any new course Of pocy
The way things going on here, the banks canno re.
sumo by the LIST of May The opinion is prevailing thai
expansion is necessary to resumption, in order 10
create confidence. The policy is contraction, and
the banks are able 10 resume than they were
eight months ago. is probable, however, HAT if the
Treasury bill is killed in the Senate, this Of itSe
will temp, to some action, particularly if the small
bill law is put aside But every body here is in The fog