Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-21

country As to the preparations OF England III .he
Canadas, let her go on with thcm-iet he' p''ns
her troops over whether to quel instructions among
her own people or to guard against INVASION ltoi' o
de of the line-that would never, tor moment give
L; IN. slightest uneasiness. Whenever the honor OF
the country by injury inflicted on single neiper
of IT, NAV require TO resort to war, thou9h te We
;pn;nu Of il NAV be attended with few disasters, ne
had no apprehension but alter lew hienths, we may
be allie TO impress on England the emery OF forcing
~ INTO this alternative. lie declared his belief that It
as The sincere desire of the Administration party to
preserve the peace of the country, ana u had oeeh
matter of serious inquiry with him to ascertain their
views If there a criminal party IN this country,
h f,r their own sinister views, desired war, he did
n,t believe that the Administration party gave them
the slightest councnance This he must say as an act
If iustice The committee were unanimous III adopt
ina this report What did II tell you: why, that the
NEGOTIATIONS going on ana were IN inc hahas OF
those constitutionav entrusted with it. and that within
reasonable period, we might expect an answer 10 our
last proposition, till when 1t did not become us TO lake
INV further action the subject. Mr. g. after abiding
IN The various which mi ght reasonably be sup
nosed to delay the action of the British Ministry, con.
Guided by saying that his only object IN rising, was TO
defend the report and not TO any thing on Tue ques
lion of printing. He did not think the printing OF the
extra copies necessary, as the report would De ccua
| ted through the newspapers.
| Mr. RCGGLES rose but to say word IN explana.
t;on The honorable Senator from Kentucky Mr. ClayJ
had expressed satisfaction that he (Nr ~ had sad
no was not for war He could not let the remark pass
without a little qualification. He was for peace II
,ce could be preserved consistently with the rights
and honor of the country If not, then he was ready
for the alternative. He said he would add word IN
respect to submitting the matter in controversy to ar
btration lie did not mean to discuss, at this time,
the rpht of this Government to refer the question to
an orber without the assent of Maine and against her
proe station; but he would remind the Senator that
Maine had over and again. by her Legislature,
declared her opinion that the Federal Government had
not constitutional power and ought not TO leopard
her rights BY submission of them to arbraors with
out her assent That opinion had been strongly
entertained by Maine, that he felt i'll some sort, IN
structed upon that point, and could not yield IT, But
he saw no occasion for discussing that question now
He referred writers the laws OF nations who NAM
tanned fully that no nation could be called upon to sub
nit TO the umpirage of Others clear and ndubtable
right, which she was justified IN claiming as such.
But he would not pursue the subject
Mr. CLAY of Kentucky, in reply, said, that he did
not express the opinion that this Government had claim
ed the rght refer this question TO arbitration but he
expressed as his unqualified opinion, that this Govern
mcnt had the undoubted right to refer the question to
arbitration, without consulting Maine.
The question was then taken, and the motion to print
len thousand extra copies of the report agreed To-
Mr. MERRlCK, from the Committee on the Dis
tric of Columbia, reported joint resolution authorz
inc the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase for the
United States the banking house of the old Bank of
Alexandria and to credit the debit due by said bank for
the amount Oh purchase u
a second reading.
On motion by Mr. MERRICK, the bill for incorpora-
t;np the Bank of the District of Columbia, and
On motion BY Mr. TAPPAN, the various bills res
pecting banking corporations in the District, were
made the special order of the day for next Monday
two weeks.
Mr. CLAY of Alabama from the Committee on the
Public Lands to whom was referred The resolutions of
the Legislature Of the State of Mississippi in relation to
the REIMBURSEMENT and exchange of the sixteenth sec
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committee be discharged from the further consideration
thereof and that the same be laid the table, for the
reason that bill had already been reported on the sub
| ject. This motion agreed to-
| On motion by Mr. CLAY ofAlabama, the same COM
mttce was also discharged from The further consdcra
ton of three several memorials from the State OF Ala
| bama one from the General Assembly OF that State
asking for the extension of the right of prescriptions and
two from citizens of the State, asking for the establish
ment of an additional land Office in the Cherokee coun
try for the sale tn" lands lately acquired from those
Indians Mr. c. said that bills having been reported
on these subjects; he would move to lay the memorials
on the table, after tscharrng The committee from
them This motion was agreed to
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Taesday april II, $40.
Mr.. w JONES asked the general consent of the
House TO take up the motion which he submitted few
DAYS ago. TO print 800 copies of the report OF the Sc
crcary OF the Treasury showing the condition of the
banks throughout the U. States Agreed to-
lie Printing reported the views Of the majority; which
was ordered to be printed.
Mr. GARLAND of louisiana from the same com
mitlcc reported the views Of the minority, accompan
ed by bill.
Tie report was received and ordered 10 be printed
hut the bill accompanying understood not 10 be
received: but by courtesy ordered to be printed.
The House rcSoly cd itsclfin committee of the
WHOLE (Nlr CASEY i'll the char) and took up the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
l,u,. Al Al Il a. A.. tho.
purport of which may be Judged Of by the reply of
| Mr.. STEENROD, who said he wished to make
single remark by way Of reply 10 the gentleman from
North Carolina in relation TO his charges against Judge
Tappan. He not present at the time and place
when the conversation said to have taken place
between the Judge and Collier therefore he could not
speak of that But he wished to say that he had some
knowledge of Judge Tappan, having been intimately
acquainted with him for several years, and associated
with him in the practice of law for long period lie
had again and again conversed with HIM on the sub
icc, and he would inform the gentleman from North
Carolina that lie had heard Judge Tappan repeated
" dcnounce and ridcule the Abolonlsts. lie (Alr
81 would not have intrudcd upon the time of the COM
mittec, if he had not believed that the gentleman from
North Carolina doing injustice to the respected Sc
nator from Ohio. He thought that, knowing what he
did of the sentiments of the Senator it would be
kind for him TO remain silent and hear him denounced
If the gentleman from North Carolina wished to obtain
an accurate knowledge of the opinions of Judge Tap
ter written by him in TO certain nterrogatories
put to him by committee previous to his election, and
when he a candidate for Senator The gentleman
would find that, that occasion, Judge Tappan had
| taken similar ground.
/ Mr.. WISE asked where the letter was, and wle-
Their, in the letter. Judge Tappan had taken the position
that slavery unconstitutional.
4 Mr.. STEENROD was understood to reply that
Judge Tappan had taken the ground that slavery in
the abstract was an evil; but that the Federal Go
vernmcnt had right to interfere with it. MIR. 5
then advcrtcd to the recent conduct of Mr. Tappan IN
refusing to present abolition petitions in the Senate,
and asked where there another man, coming from
a non-slaveholdng State, who had done the same
Yes, he would ask, where the man from beyond
Mason and Dixon's line, who had taken such high
ground the Abolition question that Senator And
yet Notwithstanding all this, the gentleman from North
Carolina has chosen to attack him.
Mr.. S. subsequently said that until this session he
had heard Of the conversation which said to
have taken place between Judge Tappan and Collier;
he would that he had apain and auain