Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07
rwENrY.s1xTH coNGREss---ad SESSION.
THarsdqp, Dec 81, lS40.-[CoScLuDxp.l
uOITSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

McLeoi having been rend-
Mr. Afford said he was happy that he had moved
the reconsideration and that he now satlsed nav
ing heard the papers that they ought TO De PRINT
ed He was satisfied that the answer OF Mr.. fnfsyW
was good State rights paper; and he should thnk tha
his instincts of Justice were bluned by party spirit
he were capable of doing Injustice that officer under
any circumstances. He (Mr. A hoped that tne party
strife which had just passed had not bluntec .ne IN
stincts OF Justice Of the great Wing party OF the aea
States nor of the State rights party OF which ne haa
lived an humble member and of which he hoped to die
a member He satisfied that the rights OF the en-
pire State Of New York had been vindicated by the
Secretary Of State in able and dgnihed MANNER ana
he say that this the only paper coming
from that Department that he could commehu III ''i
light N,,,o
As regarded his sympathy towards the Norheastsih
Territory he as Southern man, had not more 'nan
he oagh, to have; bu, he do know INA. the lion
England had been growing !o his prey on that Nofh
eastern Boundary long ogo As an American CITIZEN
he felt BUNDLED The reflection that under the admin
stration of Martin Van Buren, the lag OF bis coun
try had covered under the Lion Of England He felt
humhed that country which, even IN the days OF the
Revolution, strong enough to defend MS rights
should now pcrm: the Queen Of England to deprive
them Of every thing. Aggression after aggression had
been committed would continue to be 50 long as
the head Of the Executive Government failed TO attend
the doctrines contained in this document.
As 10 the remark of the gentleman frcm North "a
rona, DIR Stsn!y,) he (Nlr. Az regarded 1t US
extempo.aneous expression, uttered nnoer mo-
mentaTy iueiS noS t' oii.-1eS eNN"SNAN
them.
Mr. a. ti.en withdrew the motion 10 reconsider.
Mir STANLY renewed il, and remarked that he had
said nothing about State Rights in that co,nuun'ca-
ton Of Mr. FORSYTH. he had SAID nothing about State
Rights generally connected with which there was
now "a DAYS so much humtus. In the remark he made
he had spoken Of State Rights as promulgated oy the
gentleman from South Carolina, (alr. Pickeas) lie
(Ar 5 had said nothing about the State of Georgia
He believed that the gentleman from Georgia oar
ALFoID) generally correct in his notions Of State
rights bu, it Of State Rights in connection win
Martin Van Buren, and his Administration that he mad
spoken. He would talk Of white crow, or
black swan the candor Of pnrPose or the genera
sity of mink talk seriously of the States Rights OF
this Administration, after the passage of the
spry and the ancbsement Of the rghful members
from the State of NewJersey.
He would now withdraw his motion to Reconsider
unless some gentleman desired to speak.
The debate, however, was continued informally, the
House not seeming to understand whether the motion
to reconsider withdrawn or not.
Mr.. HOLMES of South Carolina said he was quite
deli GIFTED with this debate not, however, because the
incidental question of State Rights had been intro
duced for that about the thing as the Constr
tuition which every construed according to his
own taste But he was delighted because the gentle
from Georgia had given his approval to at least
one act of the Administration. He glad that one
member Of the opposite party had the generosity 10 &C
knowledge them in the right for once The gentleman
had however touched the very important subject OF
the Northeastern boundary He had said that the Lion
of England had growled while paid regard to II,
etc. Now he (Mr. H. wished to know whether the
remarks made BIZ that gentleman to be considered
ominous Of the future action of the Administrator:
Were we not Judge, from the remarks made By one
of its friends that TO be precipated into
conflict with this mighty power, prepared and ar;aed at
every point and that too, for line of denarca,ion:-
If they to rush into the conctif the South was
TO be Frustrated he was thankful! that gentlemen had
shown their hands, that the South might know that one
of the results attending the triumph Of this great party
was a question Of territorial war.
Mr.. Afford replied to these remarks, and said that
he had not spoken in behalf the coming Administration
He had it not in his eye his mind al the time he spoke
he knew nothing Of its its inten lions. he
had had no conference with its friends, had his ad
vice ever been asked. He spoke for himself-he spoke
the sentiments Of his heart, when he said that the
Lion of England had growled for It's prey the North
eastcrn boundary Whatever might be the opinion OF
the gentleman from South Carolina, MIR. Holmes,] he
(Mr Al would express his belief that, ii the is
Of which the gentleman spoke did come, the State
Of South Carolina would be in the first ranks gal
laniy defending the honor, and maintaining the rights
Of the nation. This much he could say-he being one
of the frst.born Of notification out Of South Carolina;
that South Carolina would be the last 10 hide her head
If the country should be engaged in war with
Britain. His own wish was, that never might have
war with her this any other question: If it could
be honorsbly avoided.
For the part which he had taken in the recent yico
rous struggle, he claimed honor distinct from his
colleagues and his country; aad in charactcrzing
he had done, the communication of Mr.. Forsyth, he
(Mr. Al had done only that which sense OF justice
dictated
MIR. CUSHING, after some preliminary remarks in
relation the great importance of the subject involved
in the documents called particular attention to the fact
that this the first time it had been officially avowed
that the outrage the Caroline authorized by the
Government of Great Britain. GU will perceive, SAID
Mr.. c., that Mr.. Fox says:
aft is we'll known that the destruction Of the steam
boat Caroline public act Of persons in her Males
tvs service obying the order of their superior autho-
rites
being perpetrated under the authority of the British
authorities had been swell known" alleged by MIR.
Fox. Two years ago, Lord Pamerston was asked that
question, but IT had been avowed until the pre-
sent time. Therefore, he would repeat that the
ton as to the fact now avowed being s'well-known,
was in point Of fact, untrue This had been very pro-
pery noticed BY the Secretary of State in his reply TO
MIR. Fox, as follows:
"f the destruction of the Caroline public act
Of persons her Naiestys service obeying the order
of their superior authorities this fact has not been be-
fore communicated 10 the Government of the United
Safes"
The fact of this avowal, however, gave the subject
an Importance which it did not before possess. MIR c.
then proceeded 10 show that the authorities Of the
Colonial Provinces had punished American citizens
gagged in pratical acts their coast, by parity Of
reasoning, the State Of New York had the right
punish persons engaged in praca acts within her
waters
Mr. c. then entered into vndication of the friends
of General HARRISON and complained that while at one
time they charged with being the allies and tools
of Great Britain, they charged with Il de-
sign 10 involve the country in war with that power
he denied both the charges.
Mr.. DUNCAN demanded Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts mir. Cushingl when and where the Ad-
minstration had charged the Wings with being the
stools Of Great Britain Let the member lay his finger
upon the place where ii bad heen asserted by any pa
per- present il he could any such extract to the
House. The Wing party had not been charged by the
Van Buren, press with being the ";ools' of Great Bril-
tain; but they had been charged with being under the
under the influence Of British gold. And said Mr.. D.,
would advise gentlemen, before they engage in such
debates as these, first TO clear themselves from that
charge. Let the gentleman from Massachusetts, pause
before making such charge against the Democratic
party and clear his party from the just charge of
acting under the influence Of the moneyed arisccracy
Of Great Britain Mr. D. here desired the Clerk to read