Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-11

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he believed also that not dissenting voice would
be het ri, n war were necessary. Bot we were tain.
ing OF war when not a speek Of il was to be seen.
de denied that England was erming herself in the
manner winch bad been indcatedi she was only
maintaining the position she had al ways main,ainej.
oil great nation; and IL we were to do the same il
would he the better for'us Whilst gentlemen here
were talking about war, the West stood ready TO
give nifty millions, necessary, to put the country
IN state OF defence, even il The money had 10 be
raised out Of the public lands. IL was an insult to
the West to say that they claimed any rights over
these lands which other States had not He had
often had TO hight against that principle; none but
young politician who had nothing else TO build up
on incucitedi IL. IL was not the feeling Of the peo-
pie.
There was another thing TO which he Objected
he alluded TO the anticipation of the action of our
courts IN regard TO the case OF Mcleod. He did
not intend TO charge the gentleman fiom s. Carolin,
lhr lhompson) with doing this. II the newspa-
pers OF the day told tho TRUTH there was some.
tning gong on In the State ofN. York. which 10 saw
the least OF IT, would not rebound to her honor and
credit; IL the case OF this individual was to be
Drought up here, We should have a new specimen
OF Congressional debating. He repeated he would
vote for this $1,000 or for a million of dollars II
necessary. lie believed that the gentleman from
south Carolina mir Thompson) deserved credit for
endeavonns to put an end to this Florida war,
winch had been a disgrace 10 the country But If
no proposition for a war in another uuarter x,s IN
DC introduced, let the debate upon IL DROP or other
Wise II would be intcrminable. He believed if this
Were done, the bill might be reported TO the House
tnis morning. and passed. But let it not go forth.
rom any thing said here, that the American Con-
gress was secretly harboring disposition for war.
but had not the courage.to make the declaration
MI. SlDDiNGS was anxious, he said TO ter
inmate this war; but thought that, to vote under
standinsiy, 1t would be requisite to investigate its
original causes, and the causes which, after n tenn
porary CESSATION had led TO the renewal of bos,iIi
ties, &c Having indicated his intention TO offer an
amendment, which, he thought, would remedy the
Ieiect OF The proposition of the gentleman from s.
Carolina, MIR Thompson,) and which amendn.r,
he should offer in good faith, MIR. c. then proceed
ed 10 address the committee at great lensth ON The
| points above indicated.
lin doing this, Mr.. G. was severally called 10 or
der, on the ground of irrelevancy, by Messrs Hab
ersham, Warren, and Black-but the Chairman in
each instance decided that the remarks of the csn-
leman were pertinent to the proposition before the
committee. VIZ
At a subsequent period of his remarks. Mr.. G.
was called TO order by Mr.. CAMPBELL, s. c
who submitted TO the Chair that the sentlem,o ,,, >
out a order, first, on the ground of irreIeysncy
and, secondly, because he was indirecilv ~
an Institution which the House, by its rules. had
determined should not be discussed here
Inc CdAlKMAN said that the gentleman from
ONO tNr GiddIngs) had, at the outset announced
his motive to be to discuss the causes of the Fla;
ia war IL was not for the Chairman TO minute :,
motive to that gentleman. II the motive TO nssaiI
the institution alluded TO were avoved IL would no
clearly out OF order. But the CHAIR took il for
granted that the gentleman was speaking from, The
motive which he had himse e assigned and did no,
ieel nj liberty TO assign another for HIM The Chair
still felt constrained, therefore, not 10 call The ,en
tleman 10 order, either the ground ofirreleySncv
been referred to. '''0
Some further conversation ensued. but. no onne,I
having been taken from the decision of the Chair
the point OF order was again dropped
AT still subsequent period, Mr.. c. was called
to order by the Chairman, for alludng To slaverv
in the District ofoColumbia.
Mr.: q. concluded, at ten minutes before o'clock
by Offering the following an amendment to the
amendment: ~ '''o
"And the officer commanding our Army in Flori-
"a IS hereoy auIhorlzed and required to pledge the
aiIh OF the United States TO protect the lives and
liberty OF all persons now residing with said In.
dams, ana to remove such persons 10 the Indian
territory west of the Mississippi
But the CHAIRMAN decided it to be on, Of
order Wv "
Mr.. MARK A. COOPER took the floor in re-
ply 10 Mr.. Giddings, and animadverted with some
severity upon many Of the observations made bv
that gentleman, and especially upon that portion Of
them which bore upon the slaveholding community
OF the South
Some explanations followed, (which ore no, in.
serted here, no part Of the allegations of MIR Gid
dings being as yet published,) in which Messrs
EVANS. NJ. A. COOPER, and Afford took
part, and some points Of order were raised. though
none were formally acted upon.
Alter having proceeded about half an hour Mr.
COOPER (wnhout concluding) gave way TO
Mr.. hlSBEI, on whose motion the committee
rose.
Mr.. JONES, of Virginia, from the Committee
OF ways and Means, by leave, reported bill ma
KING appropriations for Publications for the wear
lSil which was twice read and committed TO the
COMMITTEE OF the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, of Tenn, moved
the following resoluuon which was read and
adopted:
Rssoired, That the Committee on the Judiciary
inquire into the expectancy of so changing and adj.
Jusng the circuits Of the U. s. Courts as to distri
ogte and equalze, as far as practicable the labor
Of the judges.
And the House adjourned until Tomorrow.