Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-22

,;,rhv comnetent hand would show that 1t was a
bn1uet Of rhra without grain OF truth III IL 10 s's
,un Nm. measures Of which il is proposed 10 MAKE II 'he
basis. H., lowcd
Mr.. Woodbury., in his exposition to-day, showed
from Mr. Evng's own report, That lhe ass""'P''"
,b,, there was debt that must he provided Tor, ana
DEFICIT in The means Of the Treasury To be maze up
bcl: required the meeting of Congress IN May, was
wholly without foundation. lie took the report 10
prove that both on The 18th of March and 3st oil May
i was admitted that The Treasury had surplus on
hand-and lie showed that but Tor Tue extra .,
and The ne expenditures called for, the same iu con
dillon Of The Treasury would have been i"uho u"
September as in May And MIR. woodbury. iuiu .'
showed from The report, that Notwithstanding
clamor raised through The newspapers ao'". W. ,
million debt left behind il by the late Aumi's.'a
Thai il the report is obliged TO pare down inns ioy
:ll;n db, IN ,bout six millions for the whole year
1871 and if deduction he made for the cost % Tue
e.lra session. and the additional expenditures asA'
the present Administration, the Pre'ehaeu ~ tn
linn incumbrance will shrink to less thah .n,se A.
Mr. Woodbury., proved clearly ilon - tho whole S..
Ewinu's report, and made it apparent 10 'he "ho.
a,o 7h,t the various assumed charges anu prooaps
defects beaped up in the report to MAKE cohJee'u
deficit in the finances is as gorgeous huh'oue 80 M
mountain debt of forty millions when TIE ieP"i ''
diss pates 80, ,vahr,s sr,os;
an u,os that in which he showed the absolute contra
d;con between the report furnished ny Tue HecIe
" cnna,ess and that furnished by him 10 the rresl-
dent Mr. Woodbury. compared them together "here
setting forth the state Of the Treasury, under Tue same
h,ds and proved nconesably that they disagreed ID
| al and IN some to more than the amount oil millions.
One remarkable feature of difference IS this: Mr.
Ewing in his own report to Congress- states that inc
debt al the end of l5il will be about SIX MILLIONS III
| hin statement coming through the Presidents mes
sope he makes it upwards of ELEVEN MILLIONS
But we will not anticipate the clean srJt winch MI
Woodbury. has made, Of the botched up account gwen
nv his successor, of the finances. We viii lay ms
soeech which Pounds itself at every step on the unlnes-
ilonabe data of Mr. Ewing own oihce, IN Jew Gay
before the public There is not Democrat IN the
Union who will not read it with the highest gralihca-
lion He will find in il perfect triumph. The tede.
ralis,s will read with the feelings that they did
the accounts of our victories during the last war.
THE HOUSE
/ The session commenced by prayers, notwithstanding
The House had rules and the reverend Chaplain IN
his black robe as he stood in the Speakers CHAIR hung
with Grape and stretched out his hands over the Re
representatives. OF the people, resembled an angel Of
mourning stretching his sable wings over chaos
The action was commenced by Mr. Stuart, OF Vir-
gnia who offered the following resolutions and moved
the prev ons question
Resolrfd. That all the rules and orders Of the last
House of Representatives, not superseded by any rule
or resolution adopted the present session, now IN
force be- and the hereby, adapted Tor The re-
pula,on of the House al the present session; and that
the Select Committee upon the rules heretofore raised
proceed to revise and amend the rules heretofore adopt
ed and they have leave TO report at all times.
/ Mr. Nisbet Of Georgia, under the Parliamentary
law for that is now the law Of the House. commenced
long debate upon the proprety OF putting the
question. Mr. Brown Of Pennsylvania, hlr Afford oil
i Georgia Mr. Pckens of South Carolina, MIR. linber
sham of Georgia, and Mr.. Holmes of South Carolina,
followed against the motion, while MIR Gentry oil len
nessee Mr. Gamble of Georgia. Mr. Proht OF Indiana,
and Mr. Williams Of Tennessee, spoke IN favor oil IT,
The gentlemen found themselves constantly out Of or,
der and the Abotonss constantly sprang TO their ce'
"a call them back to the question The question, as Mr.
Afford and Mr. Pckens Justly remarked, was the ques
ton Of the abolition of slavery, and they nna'e that
the present question would if carried, be decision IN
favor Of the fanatics ),
Mr. Gmer. of Virginia took the position that South
ern men had ad on very many occasions, the power
TO settle the Abolition question, but that they had let
the opporunites pass lie wished to see the question
settled today lie objected TO MIR. Stuarts resolution
because il postponed the question to the st OF Decem'
Der next. lie thought Il was cventiui, That WINE the
Senate was engaged in settling question oil ioreign
war the House engaged upon question OF serv,le
war He was astonished at The remark OF genie
man from Tennessee who stated that me haied the
proposition of the gentleman from Pennsylvania ar.
Brown because he belonged TO the opposite party for
his part he had no party feeling on tins point lie
shonld against the previous question: ana taen
vote for settling the question OF Abolition nay Nh
Stuart defended his resolution. IL was but question
as to time lie was for settling it at the regular session.
instead the precious u1le Vi eAth s'S-
sion At the regular session, he would 90 as lar as
any one to find out what Northern AbolItonIss want
ed and to sft the whole subject TO the bottom lie APP
pesred willing enough to lock the stable door after the
horse was stolen and wound up in the old way about
the guarantee of the Constitution and the honor oil Inc
nation. :, -,
II Mr.. Wise now obtained the floor. lie should go
against the previous question, TO settle the question
now He said speech OF Rufus KING on tins moor
had caused an instruction in Charleston > g. tie be-
l.l., than
nr effects lie said the census would reduce Inc
South to still smaller portion Of Congress, and that u
it was now delayed The Southern representatives. wouiu
be overwhe med BY the quota from lie Tree states.
lie considered the debate upon this question as ue.
bate upon subject of vast importance TO The south
le considered public time valuable at one time as al
another valuable at the regular as the extra session
He was for settling now, that the House could pro-
coed to business He charged the delay IN the ofgah'-
zation of the House TO the Northern Wing members
who by their votes had said that this House should not
T be organized until the 2lst rule was rescinded
Mr. Marshall of Kentucky sprang TO his feet with
Mr.. Fillmore Of New York. Mr.. Marshall was re-
cognsed BY the Speaker (but, out OF courtesy, per
Mr. Adams and MIR. Wise were both against The reso.
luton and yet they opposed each other lie thought
that MIR Adams and Mr. Wise could agree upon no
one thing but oppose each other with all their might
lie considered that by laying all petitions upon .ne
table excepting those favor Of general bankrupt
law the House had denied the right OF petition 10
every body else he complimented Nlsssrs; Wise
and Adams and said, that if they had been lett out
of The House. lie had no doubt but that the ilonse
would have organized long ago. lie said Mr. Tyler
never was made President by his vote or the votes
of his people They voted for Tip, but cared not 9I
Ty. lie was made President by an act OF God lie
limited that Mr.. Tyers friends on the floor had 'n'ef
fered to prevent organization OF the House. so as
make the extra session odous TO the people, and thus
carry out the prophecy of Mr. Wise, that would END
in disgrace fle said he would forgive Mr. Adams to
his attack institutions of the South, u he w"uio
only come along with him now, and vote TO organise
f the House lie said that Harrison was elected as al
anti bnonlst. lie had denied being an Abolition
is, under his own hand and had said that the dcnssoI
of the subject among the people was unconstitutional
: Mr. Wise now replied to Mr. Marshall, and thank
cd him for an mixing of the proposed course to ot
, pursued by the Wing party He said tina, some Of h
friends voted for Tip who would not have voted tor nm
had ii have been for his being found on the ueke
with Ty He said that if Kentucky and New England
wished IN mite "a they had done before, he io