Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12


from Governor Fairfield The protocol did not seem to
give satisfaction, and Eaine Was making n" movement
towards stopping The advance q" her h''''a -''"' INK
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CLOSE OF TIE SESSION.
The Tweny.G!lh Congress terminated lis session this
morr.ugl the House az nuTnIng sine dc 1t two c!ock
the Senate rcmainingin session until hall past four
By =, icc union nh The persona! friends OF Messfs
Ryrs aud Ialmadge III the lione, the Opposition had
ehs,mtc command that body from tIc hour ct the APP
rciuintnl of the secret ballot committee to the end oi
the session The understanding existed from HE open.
ing rG he Extra session. bnt WAS mol so practically en-
roycd before. Tie Federal party, therefore, passed
whatever assures. party, Il resolved Oh, fastening
such as Ilcy considered too obnoxious |" STAND the ocea
OF The Senate the appropriation bills esse niIe 70 The
support Of the Government This mode OF legsa'ing
wlc resutIed 10 at The last session by lacking on
approaiiaou OF nearly fifty thousand dollars t"r Gales
and Seaion to the West Point Academy bill. was again
employed to force similar appropriations on ile seha'e
in the last 0i The session lhe majority q! tlie
House declared by their taai roe, Insisting on ihe
amendment after two :rrclIons and committee o. cor
ference that the book distribution should ." OR or The
Government sicy-le loss c the L involving the loss
Of the whole appropriation Tor The ioTesn aEc domestic
!uuclionaE;cs Of every grade The only prLVieGe a""
ed the members cf The Senate was that Oi s'nkng out
from The bill the GslI!tulIvc share q! the books Allotted
10 them by The provision lacked 10 The h in The House
We notice this fact n0w Simply TO show I've absolute
rscendancv with the Opposition secured III The ii0use,
from the highest political questions to lie smallest pc
cuuorr affecting lndiv !Guas-!ro: the great
constitutional reform proposed 20 redeem he people from
being taxed by the banks on the whole amnnht OF ITO
ney levied them for The support Ct Government,
down to the little business Of pactins committee or
box If books All has been ~ he hands OF the wings
Of hr House who have IN fact had their through
gu, from their leaders IN he Srna!e
Their own measures they forced through The senate
BY hchirs The appropriation bills ine Iaust iuPu-
tant measures Of the Senate they buried III he House
under tie mass Of bills for personal objects ineiposed
0sruct them. and The almost nterEabie dc0a'e got
Isu lev
escaped tic responsibility Of even showing their HOSTILE
ty the propositions Of the Senate whIchihey destroy
ed hy lrdecun. The great bill Of tie sesson-thGt 20
laJoiiously prepared by The Finance Committee Of the
Senate 10 guard against the dea!cacnS Of public otii.
GERS; provide eecGay against tie ieTfet!alon
Of fraud aud its conceament by new checks amcnE The
Ccpis punish these violations Of their pcbiIc trusts
! Us a IL iOnY-was not even touched IN Ile House.
The bill for the military occupation 81 FLORIDA by armed
settlers invited 10 volunteer 10 niGII;an conquest o.
the Country by eEbodyng and oIu'y!ng III particular
sections allotted 10 them The heart "t The peninsula
occupied by The Indians was also smotteFtd lie NO.
tive iur the sacrifice Of these useful and vel Haued
measures of the Senate Obvious 10 all. II The pubic
had been guarded with suUcIs nj care, lie aP
pretended misch!es, The diaCail"ns ana u'as"is ny
which alone Federalism can nope l" ;iake head hs a'f'
az honest Democratic Administration, void have been
suppressed. Ten thousand Wing tongues would have
bee, lied in The effort 10 excite panic: anc throw BACK
The people money drposlie IN The great Giles wheEe
it is colecleGJ to be devoted 10 the pVae uses IN Tie
srecuaiiols and pccu!atiCnS Of he!r political TRENDS
tie hie merchants. bankers. brokers and aochobbes
he defeat Of the Florida bid had also It's origin IN
/ patty purpose. While the Federal party IN The North
are messing Iowa into The Union might and main, iisy
would surrender the Southern Territory, which ough TO
cume in as lie same Time, 10 the SenlihoIes-
would have il dcropu'aied ny savage iiIssaceS a''u
the raric thew produce. The expense OF lis occupa-
ton by all army u gulaTs paid out oil The treasury,
(ard not proposed by the Senate BILL by embodied
volunteers converted into settled citizens paid Tor hcir
conquest and induced maintain il, by small portions
Of he l.. J
wonId have the effect oi draining The Treasury al the
same tine that tho Treasury vas drained oil resident
population. Thus Opposition policy was designed 10
accomplish two political objects TO keep Florida out Of
! the Union from which they hope nothing III suisse.
Que nj President election, aud 10 emba1Eass The action
Of tie present Administration by the greater expenditure
! Of The wal waged as II has been
hi,c the niaiiguly Vi the Opposition has been pro-
parulrd like a virus by ;he cDplagion OF tie two factions
witch gave It command in the H. OF Representatives, IN
regard every thing 81 political aspect at h0e tney
passed almost with uEanluIty, bill having JOFagR
aspcn, which proves, ncoEieslabIy, the Discrimination
OF all the terror they have affected in regard 10 Mr.
Van Eurens designs the pubic purse: lie SWORD
OF the nat!"n, the abuse 0 patronage, ana MS WANT
| Of patriotism. They lave lett it 10 him to decide III
the bill comforting him "Gdditionat p0csTS J0r nc
dltrnce # Ms Staies,' when the "ah'mP' Of Great
Britain To cnl0,ce iy her claim 10 f1ci"Stre J"fS
Gction over the spu;ed district OF Maine amounts 10
an INVASION and 10 rtt H. they have put al his disposal
"hc nnrai and military forces g the l. 81 and snch por-
ionS Of Tic r:ina as Ike may dean adciSade They au'
thar y him in danger OF such invasion
in his opinion ri he doom the Sane t1pcdient 10 accept
Tie ytrrccs cf any numbtr IF rOunttTs not t1ceedtng
| fGY NouSaad." They authorize HIM to arm, equip,
and employ in actual service, all the naval force OF the
United States and 10 build, equip and man. such others
| as he may deem rCccSSaTy;' and " tic sum q ten
mll,ons Of O'iarS is appropriated and put disposal
| for the purpose etc
Mr.. Senator Southland opposed The bill although sent
Ey the almost unanimous Of his party from tie
! House six only voting against ill., the ground that
| ti,,it -
no. To be irusled-but lie did intimate fear of the Pre-
siGsnls prudence. frmncss, patriotism, and his was
The only vote OF bis hole party IN the Senate against
anr clause Of The BILL aud That was based expressly
on the ground that The volunteers would embody, and
rra into Canada, thout orders from tie President
The ineJgPncy has shown tie unbranded confidence
which those who abuse the Che! Magistrate must have
in his Republican yiTUcshs sacred regard for lie pub
lie superiority to every ambitious seduction
which can tempt his wcllDalancet temper. The sword
and the purse Of the naton-the power and patronage Of
fy thousand volunteers committed TO his discretion.
! The enthusiasm Of the whole North is awakened and a
Pre- sdrn tia! election close in the Fespectve and yet
thpse who oppose the President, North South East and
West, know well that his single hearted devotion 20
the public good absolutely above all selfish cnnsidra
tons with him. that tEry commit 10 his hands the vast
discretion of this biii without apprehension. TheI:
| confidence, we doubt not, will Ge JGsliled
tiote oj tie ia irst
APPOINTMENTS Ef TIE PRESIDENT,
By aHd ciih tic Gasicc and consent IF The Senate
DAVID Porter 10 te Minister Resident Of Ihe United
| States a, Cnnsian nupe.
Thomas Fl. Eis 10 be Secretary Of tie Legation Of
the UnileG States The Government Of The MEXICAN
! Republic.