Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-16

those steps by which the Government had been LED
ss,r,v through unwse and mprovdent legislation
Mr. Med speech (of which full report IS IN prepa-
ra,on) was distinguished for its eoqnence and CON-
prebensve range of policy lie LOOK ooo aho an
of his resolutions that the present distress Of The
country was due to the system which had overlooked
the treasury ct the expense OF commerce, and had
erinduced state of things when necessarily led
20 an inflated currency, enormous expansions Oh lhe
currency. extended credits, wild speculations dsas
trous DISAPPOINTMENT, and, in time, consequent bank
cop,ractions, revusons, prostitution ana rum Either
in periect ignorance OF, wtuly bnd 10, The true
sources Of the evils which exist, tariff OIL had been
past last session. the effects Of which have been
the decaying and crippled state OF commerce, which
rendered it utterly incapable of longer sustaining the
Government.
With an impoverished and exhausted Treasury, and
national debt rapidly accumuiatlng, Inc Government
had adopted the suicidal policy of putting shackles
tha, commerce. which had been lis sole support for the
fifty wears of its exisence-had carried The country
phany through two exhausiinS Wars-had subse
ouenty paid off enormous national debt-and then
been forced swell the public cohers 20 repleton. 1t
was absurd TO hone for any relief Tor the present
don of the country from attempts to regulate the
rency and exchanges. These were things which would
best egulue themselves by being left work their
own cure. Gentlemen, 10 relieve The country, must
| retrace their steps, and remove flom commerce the
posed upon -they must revise their Tariff law, and
| bring down duties a revenue standard-hey must
abandon their sighted policy of protecting spe
ca interests at The expense of other interests Of in.
calcuaby more imporiance-and they must economize
and retrench the expenditures of the Government
On each Of these points, MIR. Med. expatated with
great eloquence and ability-sustainng his views by
areume uts no less cogent and stacsmanke, than
ginal.
On the suggestion by Mr. EVANS, the resolutions
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Other matters attended 10, when, on MIR. Crit
tenden's motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The joint resolution of the House, authorizing the Sc
creary of the Navy TO appoint agents. 10 reside in Ken
tuckv and one in Missouri for the inspection Of hemp,
and the purchase Of waiter roted hemp for the
Navy was returned from the Senate with an amend.
ment providing, that domestic hemp shall be pur.
chased which costs than the foreign article, of
the same quality in the seaport towns Of the United
States.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. moved to lay the resolu.
ton and amendment the tabe-bu the motion did
no. prevail-yeas 3d. nays 1872.
| The amendment was then concurred in.
INDEMNITY FOR Loss OF SLAVES
The House TOOK up the bill for The relief OF claimants
to ndemnities received from the British Government,
ISL 800 25) for the loss Of slaves board the Comet
md Encomiun, at Nassau, Bahamas, returned from
the Senate with an amendment, merely changing lis
phraseology.
Mr.. STANLY said, that this bill did not require n
upon the people, but merely, that money DUE should
be paid from the Treasury to those entitled to it, And
he moved the previous question.
| Mr.. GIDDlNGS asked the gentleman to Withdraw
the motion-promsing if he would do so, 10 renew it,
MIR. STANLY remarked, that such would
only give place to additional discussion. A voice j
"Hold on 10 it,.
Mr. GIDDlNGS appealed to the gentleman from
North Carolina, as man OF honor, TO withdraw the
motion for the previous question.
Mr.. STANLY said, God forbid that he should live
to see the day when the gentleman should be judge
Of that.
main question being stated,
| Mr. GIDDlNGS called for The yeas and nays-but
they were not ordered. He then moved to lay the
solution the table-but, in this effort, he
successful as in the former instance.
The amendment was then concurred in.
i MIR. GlDDINGS inquired, whether il would be in
order to reconsideration of the vote just taken
The SPEAKER replied, if the gentleman voted in
the affirmative.
Mr.. GlDDINGS said that he did and moved o
reconsideration OF the vote. In the of the
remarks which he took the occasion TO submit, ne
COMMENDED that Congress by their action in the pre-
mscs but assisting slave traders and slave breed
ers in their nclar0us traffic in violation of the Con
stiiution that as soon as the slaves in the Gomez
and Encomum left the slave laws Of the District OF
Columbia and Virginia they stood on deck clothed
with all the attributes OF freemen and that the money
: obtained from the British Government was obtained
through fraud and misrepresentation. he was inter
rupied and imporuned TO cease his observations by
a gentleman who sat in his neigbborhood; but the
.aeaL or aaid that ~ t.-'r Lvnr, .is
if God gave him strength, exhaust his hour And
having done so,
MIR. CUSHING said that the gentleman from Ohio
had INDUCED in the Jealous warmth of language, and
exaggeration of language, which TO be anticipated
from person whose mind dominated by one idea
and, therefore, incapable Of judging all the elements
Of the question, which simply TO pay from the
Trpnsnrv certain oil m If which IVA dine IN
tizens of the u. States lie stated the circumstance
attending the transaction for which satisfaction wa:
made by the British Government, and denied the posi-
ton assumed by the gentleman from Ohio de statec
that the answer TO the demand for indemnity which
came from an abolition Government and abolition
Ministry, contained the admission that, far regard
! ed the slaves board the Comet and Encomum the
authorities of New Providence had committed mani
fest wrong and breach of the avs of nations and tina
the individuals slaves, not merely by the laws
the U. s., but by the laws of Nassau.
Nlessrs. STANLY and WELLER severally made
explanations reply to illusions made to them BY the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Giddings)
slr ARNOLD moved 10 lay the motion to reconsider
on the table
! Mr. WISE inquired whether if this motion shoulc
prevail, it would lay the bill upon the table
The SPEAKER said that il would not
| Several gentle men desired Mr.. Arnold to Withdraw
his notion but he refused observing that if he shoulc
do so, long continued debate would be the conse-
quence. There were twenty members ready to occupy
the floor.
Mr. ADAMS said that he of The twenty, ant
had strong inclination TO speak.
The yeas and nays were ordered; and, being taken
the motion to reconsider laid upon the table-yea
l40, nays 13S.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. GlDDlNGS rose To a question OF privilege he
said that while he standing in the aisle, the gentle
man from Louisiana, (Ar. DawsonD in passing hun
laid his hand on him, and showed him aside. tie (Mr
Giddings) Immediately turned around and asked him
if he meant il unkndly. The gentleman said, he did
He then asked him if he meant i, an INSULT and re
ceived similar reply. He felt no personal anxiety
about it, he only wished to know whether members
to be intim dated from expressing their honest sen
ments He had no fears for his personal safety, but be
merely asked the House TO protect lis own dignity
and for this purpose he laid these facts before and the
country.
\ The SPEAKER was understood TO say that he die
OF the occurrence to which the gentleman had
alluded If he had seen it, he should certainly have
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