Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

use in keeping the resolution back from the House.
which alone had the matter entirely in its own hands
1t for the House TO say whether it would or would
not do anything at present with respect to revenue
If II would, il could fix lis time for adjournment;
but if it would not all the Senate could expect w"ulo
be TO have such modification would enable 10 get
through it's duties and ne thought that could be done
by Wednesday, though, if other gentlemen preferred
Thursday, he should not object. He could noi how
ever, the proprie,y of putting it off to Monday
lie had but word two TO say in reference 10 what
had fallen from the gentlemen who had preceded him.
lie thought he regretted the condition Of the country
| and the Government much any man could be ca
pabe Of doing He also regretted the condition OF The
treasury. He would willngly relieve boh II ne could
But he feared could not be done without the sacrifice
oil rights and principles which he considered paramount
to the mere question Of money supplies.
If it could be shown that further exertions could be
made without any sacrifice of sacred rights and pr'nc
pies, he would be willing and ready to make them
But he did dot agree with the gentleman, Mr. pres'on
who imagined that Congress should be held response
BILE fer adourning without further exertons than ao
been made If the country in disastrous condition
If the Treasury is bankrupt-if the Government IS
without revenue law for it's collection-who is re-
sponsibe Certainly not the majority in Congress.
That majority had tried every measure Tor the oehe
Of the country, which wisdom ind patriotism could
dictate but it had been thwarted and defeated ny
the Executive, and on him alone the responsibility
would rest Why should majority lie held resPon
sble, whose every effort had been frustrated: IL
| had 10 contend, not only hEaiHst HfW thu UNIV"
party opposed to all its leading measures, but agans
| an Executive who had united, in his own will, all le
| pisla,ive as we'll as Executive power The question
had been asked, would Congress dare to adjourn WIN
out doing any thing and how would the people
representatives stand before the country aud their con-
stuen:s He, for one, was prepared to 60 home aiio
yindcae his course before his constituents and tht
world. He was his honorable friend from Sonlh
| Carolina did not the construction winch mght
be given his declaration, that the majority in Con
gress responsible for leaving the Government its
| present condition majority which, by the VIII OF
one man. was cut of from lis legislative power, could
not be TO blame for net "gislang only IN compliance
with Executive dictation
| Mr. g., after expressing his views al considerable
length proposed 10 amend the resolution, By inserting
either Wednesday or Thursday, instead OF Monday next
Mr. RlVES observed that the hour was come al
which it had been agreed The Senate should resume ihe
reconsiGerat Of Executive business. lie shoule
therefore to lay the resolution on the table
Mr. YOUNG called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered
The question was then taken, and the resolution was
laid on The table: yeas %, nays %, as follows:
Yea.-Mr,srs Bates Irrrien BrnIon Buchanan, Calhoun
Choate Conrad Crafts Cuhcrt Evans Fulton, Huntington
Kerr, King, Lam, Phelps Pntrr RVrs sewer, SUMMONS
Sprague Sturgeon, TainmdGe, Wilcox, aud williams %
W uMcsrs Allen, Archer, Blgly. Harrow, Ia! ara .ia! "
Critenden, Dayton, Graham, Hrndcr-r, a'ahe"ii'
Ter Muehead Preston Smith of Conn, Smith OF nhlaha' "P
pam White Woodbury., Woodbridge Wright and io"h--@"
On motion OF Mr.. RlVES, the Senate then went INTO
Executive session. and, after some hours spent lheren
adjourned.
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