Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-23

which MIR F. had been appointed Chairman IL was,
~ Ina, notion that the correspondence Ia"
ibsan,bTown on Mr. r hands. Nor should ne ''rr
ro.pet that the motion had been Gcc"n'lt' =, ''
mover with some pretty belicosr ie'hi'NS' ~" ""u
noon followed by Others IN si!l higher sli"h ,f"
ano,h.r gentleman from New York, now al me h'ad
~ mo General Post Office, (Air. Granger hr.
had risen at the time, aud eG,rea'cd -'h''e'h''
ou,ct in,iu,ang tina, very interesting quest
| r, an, of the communication received, and 'h.i
~" orred and pruicnl tone should te observed IN
| r5 IA them A gentleman from Kentucky On ms
laii MIR Underwood) had tn n risen ana a.lis'ieu
very reta,k able speech, indeed, On the h,"' - w.
ference in which h had chaihed out an outline "' wha.
the report ought I" contain ana ne "au
The whole nation would hold MIR. 7. responsible Ter
I'M, ene and positions OF any report that might N pre-
sened. ,,, =,
the other SIDE IN politics that MIR l. ana ti'e c",''',
had hrcn made parties the matter he had '''"sn'
| !, :, 40 ,,,,o !, course somewhat m2otc and Prena-
no. IN, ,ne case had been thrown upon nm, a'u iat
with very solemn warning too as !" MS res ~
under il And was he, when piacea w s " !
stances to shrink FROM his duty nc Spe""'i nav
placed him at the head OF an 'inp'i'l"'
n,.men IN The other side had chosen TO mako as'-
| -, snoechss and had then thrown l:ie papers M"
his hands TO be reported on Mt J. was s"ns''e tn'
ouest,on was Of delicate nature anu ne FAC "ssn oe
s;rous of waiting till the tria oil hcie'" Su'u nave
hor decided: and although lie had been held up be-
60 ,L nation by tn. party leaders IN that House and
w.. ~ i and bv esuil.cal party press, as an agtiator
n,e,,red 10 scatter frchrands through the country
10 d ,-red the inexpediency oil pressing The question
=, -, ec,;on nj tia, time But, instead OF giving
,;,,, g. the trnl OF Lcod the gentleman from New
vi Iyr Fillmore,) and colleague Of his, not now
n ms House, (Mr. Monroe0 had called upon MI
p;.Leps for report, adding that the country was ex'
nsc,;no and looking for il at his hands Wen hr d'
tn,w tba, thousand hireng presses stood rcaGy u
d,onnce hun as timd and cowardy, and as mol daring
/ .laG. J,,,i nl, lara no a
or ~ riuh,s and well able TO maintain them. Mr. l.
had accordingly produced the report, but u lad hre
prepared and presented without word oi cohsu,a''"
win the Administration then At the head OF affairs
lie discharged them FROM every thing like The rcno'es'
intention of casting an embarrassing question upon
those who were 10 succeed them III tn' possession
of pnwcr He had had no constitution "h"est. WIN
! President Van Buren, or his Cabinet N Iriauon !"
it He knew tire delicate stuation ~ "'''h 'hey
we're placed and he had acted entirely on MS own re
snons;b,l;,y and the advice and concurrence of lhr
r,o,m;,,ae on Foreign Affairs The principles IN that
re por, were principles winch gchtieh'e, no" y, '''
| minority here had never denied hr. I chalehSea
,hc,n nov 10 rise and deny the facts there stated, or
M. ana or ,acm They had never been denied either
H. The British press the Parliamentary debates
They had denounced the report, not because u stated
yha was not true, but what was true; because IL Gait
al nu,;c attention, both here and there, TO the aab'-
,,oo NJ The British Government, and 10 the danger
using 10 all other nations, from The growth at the AZ
,rass,ye policy of a great military power that seemed
ohout 10 overshadow the earth. II was this which had
wounded the national pride. |, was this which stuck
in her dignity, and produced 50 strong "iee!'ng against
the report. =
Mr.. P. complained that, although all his portion IN
the matter had been forced upon han BY the Wings
themselves, lie had been denounced by thousand de-
marogues and BY ten thousand abandoned presses, as
an ara.or seeking hur frebTands IN very direction,
and reckless Of kndng the flames OF war between two
rrca, and powerful Christian nations. What could he
have done less Was he basely 10 refuse 10 vndtcaic
ms coun,rys rights, when ii had been made his official
duty sustain her honor:
lie could not entirely agree with his colleague CAlr
Rietr in wha, lie had said 10 The issue between the
countries being snch that other Of them must
recede or sacrifice It's honor. lie considered the de-
mand BY Mr.. Fox as having been made IN remaTka-
bly, cautious manner The language was guarded; and
he not consider it as precnd;ng all adjustment Of
the question withou, directly Abandoning ho grounds
taken Great dc!icacy and caution were manifest III
The choice OF language, and Mr p. did not think the
Government 50 enFey committed !, as his e"l,r1gns
found innocent, and acquitted But he trusted in God
for the honor and independence Of ;hr State Of New
York and the sancti,y of's Judiciary, that he would