Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the whs.

One Of these was upon the Florida Armed Oecu
patton Bill; that's the grant of lands, in the border
Of the unoecupied territory, TO such as will seul
and defend them. On one side, it was eon,ende'
that warlike population, animated Ivy the habi,us
American passion for land and hsrd-knocks, eou,
he, by this means, turned upon tho Peninsula, an
would make sort Of walking wall against savag
ncursions: and it was objected, the other, tina
these gifts were pure benevolenee, little being ex
acted in return, ard nothing which our laws eou
eniorce so that it little else than an ngraria
gift, and provision for endless fraud and litigation
The measure is, indeed, highly questionable
oae. Founded by its erudiIe contriver (MT Bsn,on
upon the Roman idea of Military Colonies, it come
about as near that able piece of martial policy, a
most OF our limitations come to their Latin ant
Greek originals of wisdom and virtue. Tie age o
our Boons is, fear, past, with every thing else
the heroical, wild or tame. The hardy race Of hun
ters-the men Of moccasins, hunting shirts and ii
fss, tameless the Indians themselves, and only
little more sklful and moro eoneer.ed-is gon,
from oil that part Of the earth. They wear shoei
there, and even stockings, eat wheat bread, anC
drink tea, conee-nay, eIog, ond all such slops al
utterly dilute the courage. In a word, and to b'
serious they have. in oil that region, longer tn,
kind of population that be applied to such
scheme.
The other irregular discussion was upon the mo-
ton OF MIR Walker, for leave TO introduce a bill 70
dueng TO two years the term of residence OF AT
alien, before he can be admitted to Naturalization
Mr. Archer a, once objected to tie intro luc;ion
such measure. Our laws were Sbundanily indul
gen, TO foreigners. The session, far spent
-
grave questions, to new msitsr. of wha, could no
we'll be any thing but Ruthless debate. He wOult
move therefore, TO lay the Senator's motion on tht
table.
nlr Walker defended his measure, charging or
precisely the facts which should warn one against
1.-THE great number of foreigners focking into tic
country, and the uncertainty Of their fidelity, I'LL
they were adopted into citizenship. Swarms oil
them were settling all over Illinois and along our
British frontier. Two North western States had by
their laws, admitted them all at once 10 the polls;
and their highest tribunals had affirmed the legality
OF the law-though setting totally aside mir. w.
might have remarked) all the laws OF the Union.
lie could Also have referred but did not, TO the slip,
loads OF paupers, vomitcd from Europe upon our
shores, and carried no, from the holds OF vessels to
the contests Of American freedom. He might also
have adver,ed TO their intended exploits Of liberty
their house>burnng and robbery, that was to have
given new Constitution to Rhode Island.
The Virginia Senator answered, shortly but
strongly, and with much felicity. Whatever (ht
said) might have been the policy OF young nation
| and new government, ours were such no longer
We were no longer constrained TO cny such dena.
tionalizns methods by the mere necessities OF mus
tering population. lie might, indeed, have said
that If Romulus made, at first, cit zens Of all he
could gather, down TO the very bandti, that sort OF
i5eraty was abandoned, as soon as Numa at,
tempted to form settled and on orderly Common.
wealth, out Of the turbulent and heterogeneous mass
that the first founder had drawn together. Our an.
ctsiors themselves The said) had reiraeed, in but
little while, the FIRST steps OF their legislation; and
understanding perhaps to the other eIreme-had
carried the preliminary term OF residence as much
too high "a years. as they had before fixed too
low u years.. But these men, Of whom the Sena.
tor spoke, already possessed every thing that even
the humnnest and most liberal nation was called to
grant: they were admitted to the amples, protection
Of our free laws: hey perfectly citizens as TO
every thing bat political privileges, TO which, too,
they might attain, at eas. soon as they were usu-
ally in condition TO exercise such rights advan.
tageously, for either themselves or others. Sir,
(Said he) an attachment to ones birth place,
stronger than can ever feel again for any other
land, is feeling which no good man can ever tear
from his bosom; and desire, by my vote on this
occasion, 10 say that this doctrine that foreigners
have right over our institutions, a vested claim
upon our laws, no matter who they are, where they
come from, how little consequently, or how little
sympathy with US, Is doctrine which entirely
repudaie. It's boon, not n right; and we may
grant or refuse entirely according to our policy Or
our pleasure.
Mr. Walkers motion OF leave was rejected.
A tariff debate soon after ensued; of which (,he
other having interested me, perhaps, little beyond
us proper space shall only have room to give
you general account.
MIR Buehanan-a copious and rather agreeable,
but never striking tpeaktr-bcgun with q rather
ProliX discourse, aiming at principal objects: to
reeoncsts his people by little TarifIism; TO con
tent his party by an effort TO damago tho Land
Distribution, tho il might he at the expense Of the
Tariff AMI to eonciiate the Tea tables at large, Of
which he IS the avowed candidate. He argued that
the Lind Fund was so mere pt,ancc, that il ought
10 be sacrificed without the slghtes, hesitation, by
the Wings, but not by the Loco Focos; and that.
iho' too uncomfortable FOR even the petty finances
oil the States 10 turn thought about il was Of such
terrible amount that the Federal treasury was hello.
| less without Il. In word, IL was nothing in one
hall ofhis argument, and every thing in the rest
| Mr. Cduenden followed in one Of his vivid. fer.
vid, beautiful speeches; Of one moment arguing with
the greatest force then rising into ono Of those noble
bursts OF animated eoquence, which are so delight.
fol and so spontaneous in him; and then he fell.
| With oil the weapons Of ridieule, upon some OF Mr.
Buehannn's topics, and tomahavkod and scalpsd
some feeble points, till Il was a complete massacre.
a band Of Indians, le, loose among body Of wo
men and children, is the only thing to which I can
compare one Of those attacks Of his.
| Archer came afterwards, in an actual haranruc.
delivered with what is alone venting generally In
his speeches. spirit Ia the uttofance like that In
| which thoy are conceived and composed. This was
/ absolutely vehement; admirably thought and OK
pressed, deeply lei, and, in word n very striking
and noble discourse; worthy Of a man who has,
with some faults Of manner, as high a soul in him
as any body Of the times. lie was listened 10 with
great attention AMI delight, and the effort is gene
rally looked upon IS OF the very best Of the ses
historic teeolleclions and the high spirit that Il
| breathed
To-day, tho debate has been renewed by that
intermInnble proser, Mr. Bagby, who mads a round
| hours diatfbo, equally furious and fiat. But
cannot 90 on. I will fish up something moro Of
letter writer's taue for you, or little speculation
against my next J.
The Emperor Of Russia will soon commence the
elnstruetion Of railroad from ST. PeUr burg Ia
moscow, AZ an estimated expenss Of S3O0O0O0O
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