Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-04
Ey last Evenings Nail.
PASSAGE OF the PRE.E PTlOA rlll.-DEFEAT or 7

PASSAGE OF TnE PRE.E .PrioA rIIl.-DErEAT or TIE
DISTRIBUTION SCHEME.
WAsuISGToN, Feb. Our Congressional columns
show the result Of the long debate the subject Of
The public lands Every hour hat the question was
urged showed more and more distinctly the dangerous
tendency of Mr. Clays new bids to purchase, 10 the
support of his ambitious views the indebted States. IL
evidently working TO the result in which the high
protective tariff, contrived by him to bride the
featuring States, had well nigh terminated. Duties
laid for the support Of Government, no matter how
high nor how oppressive would never have goaded the
patriotic South into hostile feeling towards The Co
vernment But the encouragement of the industry Of
one section by the utter prosaton of another threat
ened the most fatal conseque noes to the country.
The great question of the disposition of the public
lands Is fraught with similar dangers if il shall
appear that the rising prosperity OF the States is
10 be sacrificed 10 the sinister ambition of any man
TO the interests Of British stockholders or the cupdl-
y OF the spectators in the old States who have for
tunes depending upon their power of bolscrng up
and turning to account the credit Of Government for
their advantage. The new States, we are sure
will revolt so long they the General CO.
yernment d'sposng Of the public lands according
The Constitution, as common fund for the benefit If
the United States They feel satisfied that the re-
representatives. of the nation can never, while act.
ing on their own responsibility in the administra-
ton of this great estate, do otherwise than foster
The rising generatinns-pronoting the growth oil
the new States, mt the time that they take
OF the interests OF the old. But the TINT Con-
lands among the States for the purpose sur
rendering them to foreign creditors settling stock.
Joobng accounts, IRON that moment trouble be
pectcd from the States in whose borders the public
man lies. They will be apt 10 consider that Congress-
in abandoning IT'S constitutional duty, surrendtrs all
rlghnl control, and they may probably insist that III
resgnIng lis authority derived from mpacts and the
Constitution, 10 an alien power, their sovereign
title as States must come in IN exclude what they
might possibly consider usurpa,on. To this pom,
MIR. Clay might drive the States as the only
means TO prevent private monopoly Of their sol,
and the consequent repression of their improve
ment and population; and in this way h. might
renew the quarrel IN another quarter which dstur bcd
and threatened the American Union 50 long under the
operation of his first American system. His ungovern-
able ambition has kept the turmoil for the last
twenty years, and would embark II again "a
new sea Of troubles We are happy 10 believe how
from The vote given day. that his selfish schemes
nj mercchary innovation likely 10 be crushed this
time in embryo-Gi0be.
SENATE OF L. S-Tussdav, FeJ.
The permanent prc-emption bill, with the various
propositions, came up These propositions lst,
MIR. Critic nden instructions 10 recnmmlt The bill 10
engrat upon il the Disribniive principle. along with
presumption claims to actual bona hde settlers; and
IDLY, MIR. iounss substitute, adopting MIR Calhouns
plan of dsposng Of the lands to the States where they
lie, on certain conditions.
MIR. HUBBARD spoke in opposition to Mr.. Critirn-
dens distribution principle Mr.. H. followed in
the debate by Messrs. CALHOUN, WEBSTER, BEN
TON, CLAY Of Aabnmn. FIERCE, HENDERSON,
RlFES, ROANE. PORTER. and CRl1TENDEN :
Messrs PIERCE and ROANE stated that they would
vote for Mr. Young's amendment merely because they
preferred il To that Of Mr. Crttcnden. but that they
wrr" opposed 10 the pms sage of either Of them
The question then taken on MIR Young s amend
ment, and it decided in the negatve-aycs 20,
noes 81 as follows
Y,as-alessrS Allen, Anderson, Benton, Calhoun,
Clay Of Alabama, Fulton, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mou-
ton Nicholas Nicholson Norvell, Pierce, Roane, Ro-
binson, Sewer, Tappan, Walker and Yonng-2o.
.iays-Nessrs. Bates, Bayard, Buchanan, CLAY Of
Kentucky, Clayton, Crendrn, Dixon, Graham,
Henderson, Hubbard, Huntington, Ker Knight Man
gum, Merrck, Phelps Porter, Pren,ss Preston Rivea,
Rnggles, Smith Of Connecticut, Smith Of Indiana,
Southland, Sturgeon, Talmadge, Wall, Webster,
White, Williams and Wrghf-3l
The question then taken MIR. Crittendcns
motion to recomrnit with instructions, and decided III
the nega'ive-ayes %, nays 90, as follows;
Yeas Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Buchanan, Clay Of
Huntington, Ker, knight, Manrum, Merrick, Phelps,
Prentiss Ruggles, Smith of Indiana, Southard Stur
geon, Talmadge, Webster and White-2a
-Hays-Alessrs Allen, Anderson, Benton, Calhoun,
Clay Of Ala, Fulton, Henderson, Hubbard King, Linn,
Lumpkin, Mouton Nicholas Nicholson, Noryrll, Por-
ter, Pierce, Preston, Rves, R"ane, Robinson Sewer,
Smith Of Conn, Tappan, Walker, Wall, Williams,
Wright and Young-29.
TIE question was then taken the passage Of the
BILL and decided in the acknowledgements 81, noes -,
feos-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Buchanan,
Clay Of Anbamn, Fulton, Henderson, Hubbard, King
Linn, Lumpkn, Nputon, Nicholas, Nicholson Norvcli,
Pierce, Porter, Robinson, Sewer, Smith Of Conn,
Smith Of lndana, Sturgeon, Tallmndge, Tappan, Wal
ker, Wall Webster, White, Wright and Young-3i.
.Mys-Alessrs. Bayard, Calhoun Clay of Kentucky.
Clayton, Crittenden, Dixon, Graham, Huntington,
Krr Knight, Mangum, Merrick, Phelps, Prentiss,
Preston, Rives, Rnane, Rugges, and Souhard-l9.
So the bill was passed, and ordered 10 be TO the
House for concurrence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Tuesday.
The House determined 10 take the Treasury Note
Bill out Of the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday
yesterday THE hill was again debated in Committee,
by Messrs Trpett, Coles, Black, Ihe former replying
10 Mr.. Wse's positions the tobacco trade)Mr.
Coles addressed the Committee the subject Of The