Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-21

"a,
Wright, Davis, and Benun, its further consideration
postponed until Mondy next
The unfinished business being the bill to prevent Inc
interference Of certain Fetera officers In elections was
then taken up, and Mr. Nupeii addressed the SENATE
length in opposition 10 ihcbi!l.
Mr. Cu;hberl nlimalinga wish 10 address The senate
the subject, the bill wa, informally passed over
The ti'lr" incorporate tie Washington Silk Company
advocated by Messrs. Bayard, Mcrfck, aud Linn,
and opposed by Messrs. Allen, Benton, King sm,'n OF
Connecticut and Niles; and, on motion OF MT ~; 'he
bill was indefinitely posooned-ayes H. noes To- Us
follows:
Yens-Alessrs Allen, Benton. Brown, Calhoun, Clay
Of Alabama Fulton, Hubbard, Lyon, Miles, Morven
Rome, Smith of Connecticut, Strange, White, "iliians
of hlane, Wright. and Yeung-l7 ,,
.MyH-Nlessrs. Bayard, Davis Foster, King, hnIgn''
MerrIck, Prenss, Rves, Robbins, ltoninsoh, huss''
Smith Of Indiana, and T&lmadge-23
On motion The Senate adjourned.
WAsHrseroy, February I5.-Ia the Senate, TO day,
Mr. Crlttendsn proposed substitute Tor Inc "ho'e o''
introduced by him 10 sli0s the liberty OF speech III
certain portion of that class OF citizens cai!ea ONCE n9
ers The small post offices are so numerous, d"u so
much in the interest of Whggery throughout the couo
try that 10 exempt them from the pains aho pehei'ies o
the code against pebeian officers, IS consueleu
matter Of policy Of more importance IMAM Inc Pfincl
pie of the bill! The authors, therefore, nave adopleo
the expedient Of relieving all pos,nasiers, the pciqu
sites Of whose appointments Go not exceed Two hu"ufeo
dollars from The penalties OF the bill It's, therefore,
If the Wings can have their way OIL 10 Strike ouo
country making electcneerng harangues and bargains
ike Mr. Clay; and district attorneys, who, Ike MT Cl'
tenden took himself the office OF an eecloneeIins
committee addressed public meetings. and carried mo
effect powerful political ergan'zatlon' wh!e exercising
vast influence, from his power over the debtors 10 r
public may take full swing in elections he srnah
postrnasers whom MIR. Preston to day admitted were
mostly Whgs-for none but Wings, he said, would
take burthensome oiice-may also make Tree al cleo
tons bu, the working clerk guager, receiver or re-
gser appraiser surveyor and the whole Tribe oil use
fu officers are singled out from ell their fellows, and
condemned 10 "dunb torgcyulncss Prey. Not WORD
they allowed TO utter about an election, "hiIe lhe
gentlemen in epaulees, Of the navy ard army, ano
their associates in civil dignles, 10 be the prireg'
ed orteIs-to have their full rights al elections, together
with those petty officers who, upon the principle that
extremes meet, permitted 10 JOIN tein ana taRe up
themselves the duty OF subalterns This Is the new
phass which the measure Of dis.ranchIsem is pre-
scented.
Mr. Preston appeared as lis advocate 10 day in the
Senate, very much the manner OF fuSttan fhliips,
the famous IRISH barrser who, II Will be remembered,
abandoned his condlng countrymen and their cause,
for some OF The honors and emoluuents with which
England OF yOre purchased the elUGuence oil Ireland
Mir Preston held forth loud and long upon The c"rruP
lion Of Office hulders-aSsered that Mr. Jefferson and
Gen Jackson had both insisted that corruption should
be brought in contact with The freedom OF elections;
but he forgot that the bill before the Senate does mol
attack eoyrupon The part q The gfce h0iderS, bul
the honest exercise OF ncubi,uule rights hitherto held
persuasion dscussion-lhe rGhl OF social converse
with ellowcitzaus with view 10 obtain or l"'part IN
formation with regard 10 The due discharge OF The most
ncsiimab!e Culy o. an American cI!zen IN giving ms
suffrage ~ the mode best calculated To maintain Tue
pubic liberties.
Mr. Preston saw dreadful danger in the performance
Of this duty by office holders; but he saw no
danger in the cnrrrp; interference OF Nicholas DIdde
with his thirty i've million Bank, WELDING lis Immune
rabe d-Jcrs its c:cefs attorneys and editors, IN con.
trolling elections. State and National. No there was
no harm in this; and indeed, Mir Preston himself did
hesitate in great emergency, To fly, on the sum
of the }ank, 10 Phlladepia 10 bring his powerful
eoquence in aid Of its powerful purse To operate not
only on the politics of one great city, but OF several
The nerneddlngs Of the Bank at once Illegal and
corrupt. II was, therefore, worthy OF Mr. PIesions
support. But honest officer holder If the middle rank,
exercising his constitutional right, is not fit object .!
arslocralIc sympathy.
Mr. Roane followed Mr.. Preston in q most admirable
speech. He had hitherto remained SILENT because he
would AVOID The suspicion that he spoke with view 10
throw any obstruction the way oil his colleague caG
for reelection 10 the Senate; but he said that this
day released him from The fecIs winch delcacy had I'M
posed and noby did he that freedom in Tndl
eating the freedom OF others from The manaCes which
the representatives Of the moneyed onarchy in the Sc
nate would impose. Mr. Roune made the true doctrines
Of The Virginia school, as laid down by Jefferson JOHN
Taylor of Caroline, Patrick Henry and Others the texts
OF his speech and their principles more clear
ly Disseminated from the lase gosses OF the Federal lac
ton, who labor 10 disguise their real OBJ ecs by pre-
tending the greatest devotion for them, while their every
act is u, war with their words But will not enlurgc
We will give the whole speech in day or two.
Mr.. NUrvel has the floor tor tomorrow This subject
GioGs
WAsMiSGroS, February Is.
CoasrcSsonal-ln the Senate TO day, the bill tor the
relief Of Mira Alexander, the bill for the armed
patton and settlement OF Florida and the bill in addition
act promote the useful arts, ordered 10 be
engrossed for third reading The bill 10 incorporate
Georgetown College; the bill granting certain lots 10
the Columbian College for purposes therein menlionet
the bill 10 extend lie jurisdiction OF the corporation oil
Washington The Potomac bridge, and The JOINT re-
solution authorizing The opening OF sn alley and the X
eculon Of certain deeds; were seyeray read third
time, and passed The bill more eiecualiy TO secure
public money IN the bands Of officers and agents oil the
Government and punish public deiauers, taken
up, and the question being taken on Mr.. Rves cub
stilule, it rejected ayes Is, "a and The bill was
ordered be engtossed ayes ", 10; and the Sc
male Cd burned.
The House engaged in the forenoon Of this day
in discussing the proposition OF Mr. Robertson OF Viz
GINA CcCnn The report oil the Selec, Committee on
the Public Lands with instructions MIR. Harrison OF
Missouri concluded his remarks. The House then on
motion OF Mr. CabreIeug, took up The bill to revive and
extend the act authorizing the Issue Of Treasury notes
This bill provides merely for The issue Of The balance au
thorized under the Of the last session. IN "!her
words, extends the time till May to carry out the prov
sons Of that act The bill debated fer several hours
and finally passed yeas aud nays by vote o! lug Tor
il 10 s. against it-lb
W,suiSGToS, Feb 10, 1889
Congressional In the Senate TO day, the occupation
bill passed. providing for The settlement Of FLORIDA By
boun:ies Of land IN small tracts 10 citizens who, going
into The heart of the territory by the lncans,
may establish themselves by cxpelng the enemy, and
render in military service the price If the three hun
dred acres which they acquire under this new sort OF
pre- cmPon. This preempti"n is paid for IN advance,
the li;f'can only be perfected by peoccupancy and
conquest-;he conquerors acquiring million OF acres
for the naiion 10 acquiring hundred for themselves
1t will be seen by The yeas and rays that the Federal
party opposed the bill mGSsc This unite opposition
grew out of the pepondcra!ing Northern influence in
the party NJ. Mons, with his accustomed lnlrepldty
in voting with them avowed The motive by which they
all actuued asceraircd 10 out o-door CONVEX
saon. but which was sedulousy concealed in the
Chamber by all but himself. "iie would tell gentle
that sagaceus politicians cut of doors said hathey
very clearly he in view; that large bounties
H. LIZ 80