Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-19
s...,;an Of re1ss 10 lne UnIoa

e,o, % ,he .nnekation of feIas 10 the Union
"a barge o; his wsn, OF temper M W. very "sil.
H. dersntad nr Jhoinpsoa IRON tn's a''acs a"D -
| Il M. bigh cusl fcat:on for The oiicF ne II -
| ~, EI-Ti Err cf South Carolina saio ne hSa ~ "
g. so,e, into this debate, bu. II appeared 10 h'"
| 80. . ~ c,,cd To DO so IN defence OF The charac
.o-eI-cessor on that foor, Mr.. ha6dy lhoHP
| - minister 10 Mexcn, winch had been wal"
nnIy uad urios..y a..aed y the gentleman rom '.'
,,nc, proposition had hren made 10 siF'ke on, l.t
o,.;.;o, for Minister TO Mexico al uae 'he ''o
| s,,,,d ,o !, that could possibly occur.
~. gentleman in his Ipa det views, hao aou,''
- tI;,y of the anne ration OF Texas 10 Inc y.
>. consequence growing cut OF 'hss 'u'sso"
ioneh We lad clsms against ,lex tor large a,pun
400 n chr cit:zens, and though many OF GU, 'e'
,ecrr held in chains by that power, yet he wouia
ID, these important subjects Of negotiation, Sno
our minister 70. fear that lexas 'sh' oe
ue,ed to the Tn on. THIS WIS The Tine tha' 'e
man f,on u York fMr. LinnI came FORWARD WI. A's
motion to abolish this misson- !! eve. 'ieie
S sectional feelings and party spirit should De quei
"a h., all GOOD CT zens should lock Win shsie =
- ,b honor and interest OF Their country, 'n's Mas
/ he time ard vet the gentleman from tc'h''H' -.
sad. ! mo never neglected any occasion 70 'n"u
hi, b,ier and al'gnan, feelings towards ceian Po.
n'' n,,y had seized upon il for the purpose
e ,...;I;ro an absent individual, who was known 10
h onnos.d TO hs f.natic:l designs Al Time "ne" i
ri that negotiations should be entered 'h'o
with Mexico for TIE purpose OF oo.a'u,"s vac -. ~
&c. sc-S T,c our cit;zrns, and also 10! ootalHhS He
iL,,,;o, Of those now working IN CHAINS anc SUD
;ec, IN the most cruel ard degrading treatment IN lhe
,,,se,s of S,exco-at time too when 1t vas SO I'M
,oran, 10 our commercial interests thai we sIooo nave
minister there 10 watch and give US information
az to the rumored cession OF California 10
The gentleman from New York proposed to withdraw
the mission lest the annexation OF Texas night De tie
consequence of it. Whatever nigh be the sympath:es
ola certain class Of gentlemen On this hoo ior 'he
Mexican tyrant he acknowledged that his
were for our brethren in Texas who had SO CALAMITY
resisted tyranny and oppression, ana successfully
maintained their dependence. The gentleman IRON
yircini. had so well answered the argument OF the
gentleman from New York that he would not take up
The time Of the committee in noticing It, his Object
in rising had been principally to reply to the gentle
man from Vermont T3lr. Slade,] who had so unJusiiy
and so unnecessarily attacked his predecessor, MI
Thompson, by charging that ne was UNIT 70
this country al Mexico, because he vas IN avor OF the
annexation of Texas and because Of his want ottemper
Now he thought The gentleman had any private gfe't
AGAINST his predecessor-f he had ever received any
cs.tpa,ion a, his hands while they were both memoers
here together, he ought to have made his attack ~he
they were face 10 face and when his predecessor had
the power to defend hi:aselE 1t was surely not con
ssient with msgnsnimy to make an attack on th's
gentleman in his absence, and when he had not me
power 10 defend nself. After some further remarks
from Mr. B in vindicaiion Of Mr.. Thompson
Mr. c. J. INGERSOLL mo"ed to strike out ball the
APPROPRIATION for the members TO Austria and Prussia
1bi. motion was made more particularly for The pur-
pose of giving him the opportunity to go into gene
raj discussion Of foreign policy and the questions
in controversy between the U S and Great Britain
NrADAMS replied, and spoke until 0 clock, When
be gave way for motion to rise.
The House then adjourned.