Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-01

! Mcssrs Gddinss, Burke Cowan, Iiubari, lcn,'ih'
son. Morrow, and Gnode, scvrfally made reports from
the Committee Of Claims, With bills III favor o differ
ent ndlvduas which read twice, referred !" inc
Committee Of lic whole House, and ordered 10 b.
printed.
Mr.. Cushing. from the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs, reported bill for the relief of certain claimants
for indemnity for French spoa'ions PRIOR to me year
iS00-whch reud twice, and referred In The Com
mtee Of the whole House The state ui tie Union,
and ordered TO be printed
On motion by Mr. Gushing, the message of TIE Ere
sident Of the 9th Of March, Sic, concerning tonnage
duty on Spanish vessels, was referred to The Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
Aso the message of The President Of Dec. 81, $50,
concerning French vessels from Gnana was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Lowell, by general consent, introduced b'ii 10
provide Tor the settlement of The claim Of the State OF
Maine, for the services Of her militia IN defending the
Northeastern frontier in the year ls winch was twice
read, and on his motion referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs and ordered 10 be printed
| Mr. Fillmore asked the unanimous consent oil line
House % into Committee Of the Whole on the state
ot the Union, in order 10 take up the Loan oiii ne
had information from the Secretary oil the treasury,
communicated this morning that there was dehceii'
cy in the Treasury TO the amount of 5000 that
must be Immediately provided Tor, or the Government
would be dsgraccd. This motion, requiring unan'-
nous consent,
i
no, pnt.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
reference of the Presidents Message, the question be
ing on the amendment Of Mr. Rhett to the resolution
OF Mr. Fillmore, TO refer the subject OF the tariff TO The
Committee Manufactures.
Mr.. Eastman, who had the floor, addressed the
House for some time, in continuation OF his remarks
| commenced yesterday, and proceeded win ms com
ncns on TO the result Of the late elections for the pur
pose Of showing how The majority would stand IN the
House if the Wing members from certain States lnry
represented the sentiments of their constituents.
Mr. Garrett Davis called him TO order, the ground
Of irrclevency.
The Speaker observed, that so much latitude had
been taken in the of the debate ny all the gen
temnn who had preceded the gentleman from New
Hampshire, that ii would not be fair 10 confne him 10
I the naked question before the House.
! MIR. Eastman said that the gentleman from Ken
lucky need not be afraid that he would touch li's
State. After concluding hls comments on tie results
of the late elections Mr. f. advericd TO the causes
that had produced them, which were not only tie ex
ira session and lis measures, but the violation Of all
the promises made by the Wing party TO the people
during the Presidential election together with the fact
that the people had at length found out how grossly
they had been deceived. Gentlemen, he SAID, need
not console themselves with the belief that their late
reverses were caused BY apathy on the part OF their
friends. H. indeed, any Wing voters staId away from
the polls they John Tyler men, and the Wings
need never expect them to 20 with them again. il
contributed 10 bring about The late revolution, but
tie promises which were broken, and which opened
the eyes of the people TO some OF the arts by winch
they had been betrayed. To the farmer was promised
higher prices for ms prodnctsiie mechanic was told
that his business would be more rroitabIe-he mer
chant wa, promised brisk trade and Increased ac
ties while to the manufacturer promised high
tar H. How had these promises been kept: ASK The
farmer it he gets good prices for hs wheat, his beef
and his pork, he got under the administration o.
Al AL, chnptr mn phan
Tie manufacturer, if they have yet seen the fine
times that were promised them Every body was
told that there would be abundance Of money Il
the Wing party succeeded and yet, utter they las
been less than year III power, their Secretary Of
he Treasury had to 90 into the market 10 borrow
money. Yes he had gone into the market, and dried
up all the sources from which the trading community
used re, their supplies, that men who before The
elections could get money at Six per cent. could not
now get IL at twelve. Not only money scarce with
the mercantile community, but Uncle Sam himself, as
they had Just been informed bv the chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means, Nr. Fillmore, was on
the verge OF bankruptcy: that there deficiency Of
S26D GG0, which mus, be Immediately supplied or The
old gentleman was broke. There another cause, too
for The great falling OFT Of the Wing vote, which he
must advert 10. The great electioneering fund was al
gone. The Bank broke, and could no longer an
swer drafts to pay the Pipe Layers and men in buck
ram, who sweed oni the Wing total IN the Presidential
elections. Mr. l.. then replied 10 that part of alr Ar
mold remarks III which attack made nn the
State of New Hampshire, and ably defended ms STATE
oa the aspcrsons that had been cast on her, contrast
ing her mos; avorably with the State of Tennessee
Mr. Merlweiher Of Georgia next addressed the House
and after replying to Messrs Anterior and Eastman
wen, into al argument against the protective system
but, before concluding, gave way 10
Mr. Arnold vino moved al adjournment
The Speaker (Mr. a. having suspended his motion,
communicated several Executive documents, and
raj members tnoh "d~s"'"c" Of the occasion to get IN
petitions, which were appropriately referred
The House then adjourned. Globe