Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-31
Tuesday, December n.
IN GIN

/ The House adjourned.
Tuesday December ~.
IN SENATE.
When the message was read, MIR. ALLEN rose and
said:
Mr. President, Courtesy has, aware, made it
the custom for Senator representing the State from
which the President comes and agreeing with him in
political sentiments to move the printing of his annual
message; yet the Senator from New York will, be-
lieve excuse the deep feeling which prompts me thus
to rise, and in the exuation Of renewed hope, exct
ed by this paper for the future security of our nstI,u
tons and welfare of the people, submit that motion my
self
If standing in this place, the friend of ALL the enemy
of none may he allowed to address sing e request to
the whole body Of my countrymen, il, that each man
| of them will deliberately consider this message, and
that part of it, especially which relates to corporations,
banks, and the currency
To guaranty forever the rights, the happiness Of in
divdua protect the feeble against the rapacity
Of the strong-the whole against the combinations of
the parts by equal distribution of burdens and of
blessings among all-was the cardinal object of our
civil institutions. But, notwithstanding this, these
rights have been vioatcd-ths happiness periled-thls
rapacty allowed-thcse combinations formed-and this
equality destroyed. These things have hcen done, and
that too, under the authority Of law Corporations IN
Vulnerable frecke the face Of the land. Corporations
which, not content with absolute power the cur
rency-oYer the property-ovcr the labor of the entire
people, seek to render themselves immortal, and
their dominion complete, by political associatons.-
Hence has arisen the paper system, with all It's COM
plenty of fraud and oppression; hence the pending
strife 5rtween man and monopoly and hence it is that
the world now heholds this nation struggling, like the
tabled Laocoon to disengagc its own body, and the DO.
dies Of it's sons, from the fatal coil of serpent, whose
convusve energies have compressed those bodies well
nigh unto death.
When, in 1897, after the universal crash Of the bank
ing SYSTEM the President recommended its
from the Government, and the Governments restora-
ton 10 its ancient policy, the people, unprepared alike
for the ruin around them, the remedy proposed,
maned for moment, equally COMPOUNDED by BOTH
State after State rce!ed from ts perpendicular and slid
from hs support politician after politician fled tor sne-
~ for to the of his foes; yet he, almost
alone amidst the general CONSERVATION, amidst the de-
serons Of the r"na and the srcks OF the md, stood
Notwithstanding, as he ever has, does and ever
WILL in that "sober second thought OF his countrymen,
which is 'ncvcr wrong, and always efficient And
now si, sustained by the matured Judgment OF CRATE
full peope-grateul to him, because ne was faithful to
them-iaithful even at a time when that very fidelity
was at the hazard Of their dspeasarethe President
presents again to his fellow citizens chart of prlncl
PIES BY which, if with skill steer this our political
ark irerhted as s with hopes and our destnes,
it will bear US onward in safety and in peace, however
violent the storm of cxasperated passions
| Mr.. A. concluded by moving tina: fifteen hundred co.
pies Of the message and documents, and five thousand
additional copies Of the message be printed for the use
| of the Senate.
| The CHAIR laid before the Senate message from,
the President of the United States, transmitting let
ter from the Governor Of Iowa to the Secretary of
State, in relation to the disputed boundary line between
that Territory and the State of Missouri; which, with
the accompanying documents was ordered TO be LAID on
the table and printed.
Also report from the Secretary Of the Treasury in
answer resolution of the Senate Of March g 1880
in relation to the changes necessary the present sys
TEN Of marine hospitals; which was referred to the
Committee On Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
Also, report from the Secretary of War, transmit.
ting report Of the Acting Commissioner of Pensions
in conformity with resolution Of the Senate of May
60 $780, showing the rejected applications for pensions
for 1885, which referred TO the Committee Pen.
sions and ordered 70 be printed.
Also, report from the Secretary Of State showing
the number Of American registered in each port
of entry of the United States, during the year 1885,
which was referred to the Committee Commerce. and
ordered to be printed.
compliance with resolution Of the Senate of Deem
Der, 10, 1885, containing general statement in relation
to the salt duties which referred 10 the Committee
| on Finance.
Also report from the Secretary Of State, accounting
for the expenditure of the contingent fund.- which was
ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Also, report from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
being his Annual Report the state of the Finances
which was ordered to lie the table, and fifteen hun
Gred additional copies TO be printed for the of the
/ Senate.
Also, a report from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in compliance with act for the relief Of certain
solvent debtors of the United States which refer.
red to the Committee the Judiciary, and ordered to
be printed.
given for the printing of the Presidents message, he
had conversed with several of the Senator's and they
all concurred in the proprIety OF having additional
number printed He would, therefore, move that FIVE
thousand copies, in addition to those already ordered,
| be printed
/ The resolution was unanimously agreed to-
| Mr.. NICHOLAS presented The petition Of the heirs
and representatives of Anderson Lane; which
ferrcd 10 the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr.. y. also presented the memorial of the Mayor,
Aldermen and inhabitants of the city of New Orleans;
which was referred to the Committee on Private Land
Claims
On motion Of Mr.. NICHOLAS,
Ordered That the petition and papers of Andrew c.
Armstrong now file, be referred to the Committee Of
Naval Affairs.
On motion by Mr.. NICHOLAS,
Ordered That the petition and papers in relation to
the claim of George NJ Passeau be referred to the Com
mittee on Private Land Claims
! Mr.. RUGGLES presented memorial from sundry
inhabitants Of Belfast Maine praying for reduction
Of the Of postage; which referred to the Com
mittee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. WRIGHT presented the petition of a number of
citizens of New York. praying the establishment Of
port Of entry at Milwaukee; which referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Also, the petition of William Redn, praying that
certain duties may be refnded which was referred to
the Committee on Commerce,
| Mr.. BUCHANAN said he entirely and heartily con-
CURED in the sentiments expressed Of the Presidents
message and the proprety Of printing the extra num-
De. Of copies; but there another document which
more impers,veiy required the printing Of an addition
al number. This the Secfetafy's annual Report
on the state Of the Finances. The message will be
printed in every newspaper OF the country, and will
thus have universal circuation bat the size of the Sc
cretarys report would prevent lis publication in any
but few Of the papers in our larger cities The fifteen
hundred copes ordered would give only about TWEEN