Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05

en,igran,s who were gong there TOT Tue Pu an
"a ,h Ins who had purchased lands and placed thei1
families mon The m aud DESTROYS OF becoming o
gsns Tro Of the States of the Northwest gave 70
aliens the RIGHT of coming forward ana Vo'"s .. ~,
,ol,s. and this bad been sanctioned ny tue
~, 49, ,;,,als of those States. And why were no'
-, inst as well entitled 10 citizenship al the
Wv r. ,o - FIVE wears: The founders ana trainers
az ,hs Constitution thought that Term oi res'ue &c "
no sufficiently long; but 1t was changed oy tne
,,u or rs lie had another reason Tor ASKING iea'e
-, ,o5,cc this bill! In case of war; as but yesterday
~ 'I ,bcre were three hundred thousand niiehs
=, ~ = ( the most of them residing on me IRON
- ,ho Northeast, and whose allegiance, u lney
hld M, be na,urallsed might be ciaineu oy o'e's"
mower and treated they were prior 10 'hs'f e"e'"
ton In case Of war, woulu oe ~ M, could
,h; class of peope should be diminished ana 'ns couu
Ia dono IN ,,,c manner proposed lie reJo!eed TO
,ah Irre numbers Of foreigners landing on our
hn,nr soil lie held out to them INC hano o. "eico"e
Did wc not perceive, in England, an etior' mace 10
-; 49, ,;da of emigration TO Canada and Australia
"''ei' '"t tho u s. They were told that, by colo
80 ,heir citizenship would merely be transferred
go ,l,cc TO another; whereas, II they came TO
~. U they would be compelled TO wait FIVE years
hrra ,t,ev could become riatu!azed lie desired, ne
repeated ike wave OF em'gIa.1h 70 ron ~ 'n,s a
ION md ANXIOUS 10 extend our population to The
pc Far all these reasons he was IN favor oil BRING
~ haol ,he naturalization law TO what 1t was during
,hee demonstration OF Gen. Washington.
NJ. ARCHER remarked that he had asked the Sc
major from Mississippi not TO persist IN ms mouoh ana
h - 5es,r,, to say, without any personal dlsrespec,
-, L mid as far as he could prevent upon this
h;ao, General discussion. He thought that the rea-
sons ybicb existed at the organization OF Tie Govern
ment for conining the terms OF naturalization 10 TWO
wears. were very just; but the reasons whicn 'heh
visited do not apply TO the present state OF things
The arguments Of the Senator in relation TO the law
of that per,od was disproven by himself, Tor our
ancestors themselves departed from IT. lhey went
ca far MS 10 extend the term OF naturalization 10 Jour
teen wears; however, they came 10 an intermediate
,rrm and, in his opinion, the proper one ne Se-
ua,ar seemed to think that The denial 10 naturaize
oreiuers before they shall have resided IN The conn'
,ry FIVE years denial OF the Inequalities OF our
soil, But had they no, come here and had the iu be-
uefs Of our laws And might they not 60 IN the'r
respective pursuits and acquire property, that they
might have it when they became naural'zed lie de-
sired that foreigners should come TO this country but
mme dia,ely enjoy political rights as well as civ-li
was not reasonable that they should do So lie doubt
ed whether good could dlsgorge from his bosom
his superior attachment 10 the SOL on when he was
horn and lie was sorry 10 hear this disavowed. For
one he repudiaed the doctrine of the bill altogether
And now without any dsrespect TO the Senator, he
would for the purpose of stgmatzing as well as re-
ectnG the proposition end precluding discussion move
10 Law the question of leave upon the table
Nj WALKER asked for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
MIR KING said that lie would vote against laying
HE oueson of leave upon the table 1t was not usual
to refuse leave introduce bill, and 1t the motion
.hod prevail lie desired il 10 be understood that he
would no, commit himself TO any Interior action upon
the subject.
Tho 0ues,ion was taken the motion Of Mr.. r.
CHER and it was decided in the atrmative-yeas 81,
NAYS Is us follows:
ta-Mcssrs Archer Barrow Bates BayaId Eerren CLAYTON
n,,d Crafts DAYTON. Evans, Graham. Huntington. Miller
Morrad Phelps Pre.ton Simmons, Smith Of Indiana spraee
hi,c, Woodhridec-2l
R.r nj
Kerr. King. Linn McRobcs %aneum smith Of Conn. s,u
sco Iiarao, Walker Wilcox, Williams, Wo"dbury i""HE-ls
So leave TO introduce the bill was rJnSed.
The bill providing for the settlement Of the unsettled
nar,s Of East Florida, taken up-thc question
being on concurrng in the amendments OF the House
on the recommendation OF The Committee on Military
Affairs OF the Senate, TO whom the subject had been
referred. -
Alier few remarks by Nlessrs BENTON, LINN
and PRESTON, in favor Of concurring in the amend
men,s and by Messrs. WHITE and WOODBRIDGE
~ opposi,ion, the question taken, and decided il
The acknowledgement 81, nays 1G as follows:
YIN Nrssts Allen Barrow, Berton. Ecurn Buchanan, Cal
orn' conrad Cnlhbc Fulton. Graham, King Linn, Nero
cr,s Maueum Preston Sewer smith Of connec'em surec
vas5-Mrs.rs Bates Choate, CLAYTON, Crafts, Evans Hunt
rcion Miller .'cehead Phelps, Porter, Simmons, smith q
'"e'''"' TIE TARIFF BILL.
| The bill "to provide revenue from imports, and ie
change and modify existing laws imposing duties or
IMPORTS and for other purposes, taken up, as IL
committee Of the whole; The question pending being
an MIR. Buchanans motion Of Saturday, to strike gu
the twenty seventh section Of The bill, which read, ii
follows:
1 ,nr at emitted appropriate the proceeds Of the sale
the public lands and /" grant lnrenl"n rights approved
! Mr.. BUCHANAN SAID ii was not HIS purpose TO en-
Ter into the general discussion upon this intermnab
Tariff question He had frequently, on former occa
sons had the opportunity OF presenting his genera
views upon TINT uljcct 10 the Senate; and he should
therefore, waive all argument upon That op'c and pro
coed as lie had promised very briefly 10 urge such
sderatnns as he thought should induce the Senat,
10 vote in favor of Tie amendment which he had pro
unsed The Land distribution bill Of September !, ISL
enoined tie principle that, !! duties should at any
time be imposed imports exceeding ~ per cent M
volorem the distribution of the land fund among The
STATES should be suspended The proposition contained
in The 9th section Of this bill was that the distribution
Of the land fund shoud be continued, notwithstanding
the interest Of the country imrerayely required tina
duties should be imposed exceeding 70 per cent Ant
the simple que son, therefore, arising upon his amend
mcu u as whether 1t was wise and politic to distribute
the land fund aud, at the same time, impose these ad
di,ional duties imports. He would appeal most so
! EMMY 10 the Senate TO Say whether il was wise ant
p,oner that the Treasury should continue in state
insolvency that the great domestic interests of h
country should continue without that incidental pro,ec
ton which Il revenue bill would afford and this, TO
the sake Of retaining tins miserable land bill. Tha
was the question: and the only question.
He understood that the whole sum dstTibutable from
the public land fund.- for the first half of this year, wa
but $3.50 GOETHE share Of Pennsylvania then, would
he about So. coo, and And for the sake o
this comparatively miserable piance, were they go'n!
10 continue tie Treasury in state of bankruptcy, ont
10 deprive all the domestic interests OF the country o
that incidental protection which reasonable tariff
would afford lie put it in the alternative, because HI
" as justified in placing the question in that POSITION
lie The last man in this country who would agree
IA 10 q accommodate
the Executive officer of the Government, matte
how well known they might be-hut this WINS not TIT
case mere The present President of the United State
had declared, IN solemn md o:iical form, that h
would not, under any circumstances, approve bill
which raised the duties imports above % per cent
and, .; The same time, continued the distribution o
the public iards.
The CHAIR considered il ont of order TO allude il
debate to what the opinions otthe Executive were.
Mr. BUCHANAN SAID he was not very conversan
with the rules and orders ohe Senate but he believed
he had right 10 aude to the veto upon the little tariff
bill and 10 the principles laid down ii, and draw