Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-10
~ s.xry-sEyEN7rI coNGuEss--ad sessio,
IN SENATE.
u eanesday, january 4.

iic" and Post Roads, au hoTz;ne permanent contracts
t. De 'haae with ;hc Railroad Companies for carry
tt" L. ) nr
Alf BENTON rose 10 cn the attention Of the Sena
ior iro'g NF.in'a MIR. Rves TO in the print.
- cogl IT :rs speech, made IN secret session a5 4
cast, ben til? snhect of the treaty with Great Bri
a'n va: under s'is"assIon That part OF the printed
speech 10 winch lie called the attention OF the Senator
was :hs: "!he Senator who produced l-llat is
tne % !tom Dir Je!e son collection now lying on
bis on - des'-"coud nothing hut the micro
scoa'c ao'isd ne running of in Northeascriy di
recon; ;at The raomen! ether eyes were applied 10 H.
mere found, in bold relief, a strong ,ed line ind
eating :ia limits oil the United States according To
nc ;rea'v o' peace, and coincidIag, minu'c!y ana
esc; ~. wi.h Tie boundary traced on the map Of Mr.
@oa,,s
- - whoa 70 referred was in The frs. part
:i,s auci t,ogt!al ''ihe Senator WHO Produced It
r.Le E;l ocuid nothing but the microscopic dotted
luz, INNING 81 il Naf;ieaststly direction; Ia. the
r' 7, tier cg's 'ser" applied 10 Il, .he:e found
81: tr', r. re. ~. The Surprising liza:
-:e sna!or {!imselD could not, would not see Ire
s.or a.. ne IN bold relief, cnd.nvored to conceal
ron - ,era'e, on4 to make it bccYe there was no
o. l'":.3.:y Lac on he map bnt the "nicroscopc
'ied :'rc. Now, what rea1y d take place in the
scl.te on tae occasion OF t!s or > producing ths
4 re ~ \ ae saw t!a, The Senator from Virginia
), ,ct H. .h' lcl Of pressing the Importance Of the
mp referred 70 II Mr. Sparks, he Interrupted the Sc
nat. calling ant from his seat, Here ia the very
RI &c IN Mr.. Jeftrsons map, Fer many years
- ~. boy o! Congress- II ia the IN thf map "
:; j. comparison. found 10 correspond exact
IT, - ~ Mt q. all, on that occasion, produce ,!:r
i';rl ~. a. proof @. the boundary intended II was
;! hours a:tc:s.ards be did HAT HIS object in then
,'s..:i .,iG the Senator nv the exclamation he had
,i- i:aiel, II shaw thai the grand secret on
&!s :nIci S'reas lad by hun was 10 srcret nj
~. l. coal IL secret, or Ar. Jciftrsons map had
iio. .-sry o! Congress, open to every $ in.
-i"@9a. :or ~en:y or i!:!y years. |. would be re.
t2ei; Hat, when he m.de the announcement, Sc yc.
z, Som. l,; crow Ia see The
sfe':i,, r,t line Afle! they had inspected il, the
a.7; was carried round 10 the opposite eide Of the
o!.aIr', vad !:!e:s asa examined. There was no
6e!.ai" tat day on the treaty. The moment he
lad 10 .nced iaa map, II 5gcamc commonly known
- III Re Senator's who chose Ia look at it, thu! there
as H." s1:Ho road str"ng line II, as on The MAJ
":3d ~ &'T Sparks, and taken be- DR.. Ffansiins
map - wc as h. reco..eciei, the inspection Of that
w "r occupied the remainder Of lie sitting in Sc
re. session that day Whal surprised him was that
Ia Senator from Virginia could so far mistake The
matter az TO suppose lie DIR Benton) wished to con.
ceai I've bread red line, and only bring forward the
Sa:s! dotted laa. VIVA. he did the occasion wa
4le SIC reverse he produced THIS Eaap md pointed
/" The ""roa6, strong red line 10 prove that the Sc
Other purpose
Nh SiE rs said, il tae Senator from Missouri, in
ne sa'eten: h'ch he had Just made desired to con
w :;ie 'Gta, that he, ir ! he'd intended TO make
To- inp!ossI9n that tie Of ecl of the honorable Sena
Tor. - fs.1'l:as The dotted boundary upon The map
..ich ic :ad produced, 10 conceal the red line
from Inc scalte, lie was greatly mistaken lie, lsl,.
49,. IA" lot suspected OF imputed 10 him any such ab
sHf pEfpo5e but his Impression was-anG Ne belle we'd
Vat i.!pfeSon was unIversai-that, u The time the
""a"!''s Sennior produced that map such was The
81 Pc. Doctor Eiaik!im ana that the only ttT=
linz, ;a> ,,a; running in Northeast direction, rs repre-
rp.,ed by lie dotted line upon the map which lie pro
3eoc5, iat bis attention was IN great measure con-
tho dotted ne, aad his endeavor was TO prove
me Other 10 bc spurious And TO show The honorable
Senator, that he, Mr.. RI no, singular in this
view he would appeal TO the whole Senate and par'I-
culariv those Senators who took part ~ the discus
eiou--e peciay 10 the Senator from South Carolina,
INF Ca!iourl fwho he perceived had in his speech,
- printed referred to the occurrence whether
tei- lorcssiGn did coincide with his own, that the
ma: at hgca produced by the Senator from Missouri,
ex.e sly e.. he purpose OF con'.ad::lEg and rebuff
iag tbs ,a:,i ex.:.bted Doctor franklin map. Re
never sus 1ec;ei the Senate! OF design of conceal
,Jcni, the affair occurred in the face OF the whole
Senate Ills belief was, that the Senator'S mind was
40 Pre- possessed with the notion thai sir. Sparks map
YVES spurious, and that the dotted lire lie pointed on,
,Y:s recognised, that he fixed upon that line,
a!d dsEc sardsd the other. And, in justification OF thus
iG,p.. sson, he appealed 10 the Senate individually
art co -vely whether II waa not The universal I'm
pcss;oa The time, that the honorable Senator pro
c ..s ':ap !.r the purpose OF rebntung and alsiy
NJ , !ie. Hap communicated BY MIR. Sparks. The Sc
-a.or ted remarked that Senators had collected around
aa. ';os IVES ;rue-it vas scene winch wonid not
- ct.cn hv any who "rTe rye witnesses OF IT.
IL NJ. :;,yes) happy 10 hear the Senator now
ai..t 20, :ais the only poin, of controversy he n.
~ aat lated posshIe) that il is Ire red line which
,,as cent what Ike constructor oi The map intend
ed - il- boundary Of The L. s. lie confessed he
-. ed uber ne saw the honorable Senator printed
s,osa, ah observed ;he aspect in which The production
o. IL. :ach !ep was there presented. Tie honorable
Ssna.a. ngs. pardon him for mentioning, in jusii.ca
lion r. lis impression OF the tra.lsaci'on the remark
~ . en- va. The ii;!e-thnt tue Senator had been
T..t, ~ - .,t
q: Thc Impression Of al present, SO far as he knew
O.. La 81, was, 'aat Tie Senator had entirely failed
"a - particular d.s'rn :sh which he produced the
REP ga, liz ieiculanern Of Mr. Jtif.rsons manu-.
IL i.. !: due 30 hn,slf 10 refer 10 these circunl-
s.c.csc. llr vas IL Tie hab;; oi lightly placing
hsr t.e r,.;..c representations of ah.t lad taken
ate ~ ~ Senate chamber; and he endeavored always
t. ..cie s'f5.'y u lie history OF things referred 10,
r-a...@,2 they .ranspred. And, If he had, in this
.eiao o.,el into error, II which he had
ersty - believe, 10 the whole Sc.
49,.
Iii BENTON observed Ina; there bu. point
20 .c' he could again refer. The printed speech OF
~ :raato- ifoia Virginia SAYS: ~
{: - cocciion, in the zeal ofopposton, without
- hat ;; wasj 10 confront aGd 'nvnlI-
d!te - map .nrud by Mir Sparks in the Foreign OF.
nee A. Ha;is a' The momcn; 1t is examined, il is fonnd
to fs:.,. :; Ike rIost precise and remarkable cores
n3n1tnoe cry !rn:urc, the map communicated by
..r .paraS. The Senator who produced i. could see
naf'na '-f,s 6, as above quoted
!He por, vas, that he (!he Senator, Mr. Benton)
coul: see would see, the broad, strong red
,1e-aud consequently conceded from the SeEate that
i e%is,ea he map he brought Notwithstanding
wi'h 81. sd line Dr.. Ffanklin's map; while 1t was
,i on! 'la, h, could see, and did see the e nero
scfopc dotted !ac showed i: 10 the Senate; the
oh@r inc the broad, strong red line5sng concealed
IL 80 Ter oyss" applied TO tie map Ills was
o,~si,ao 81 act "n which ne took rs stand lie no"
6,de &c q Ella alton, in lie presence of those who
ae.n ,.rssrat lie occasion alluded 10, and "ho
nos ,a4 ~ ,iat ,hs irs; thiag lie d', on pioduc
e- G,e ;oa? proclaim the red Inc; aad he da
ocIa,n !, !c,3ly too prove that lr. Sparks secret
v:s IN c,je, :. al This the point he made and
he c.n'! no. and should not be driven from IT,
T Sir CALHOUN said that, Lavag been called on 10
s.re his i.arrcsscn he to ssy, that he had not
lolaeA tia, the object of the Senator, in Introducing
,!e map referred TO- waa rebut the one which had