Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-23

posipg legislative action by which the assumption Of
debts to The amour, Of 200000,G00 was contcinpla-
led and those debtd, too, III yer having oeen suoeci
10 The action Of this Government. When such pro
p,siiicn as this could find resting place III tnis tGe
hqLes court OF national ud:ca;ure, IT was enough 10
vatcn them 10 resistance; 1t was mol tne Tor IDLE
.eay They were invoked, by The highest coDsde
ra,ions Of public policy ofsr at once determined
RI ssiance this a,r0ccus msasure-io SO ne regarded
It, But he had risen SIMPLY tor the purpose u saying
that, inesnueh as IT would be ah"genef III raih, ne
thought ntlemp, 10 gei through this lahyr'nih Of
resolution piled upon resolution, he feit constrained
10 give WY lie would be obliged TO iorego the
attainment of the object which he greatly desired,
namely TO obtain an expression oil TIC Opinion vi the
Senate upon Tins question, or else consent TO con
sumo the whole OF the remaining time OF The session
lie would be constrained TO vote, therefore-an1iou
as lie was TO give directly upon the question,
a. we'll IS 10 express bis opinions upon i'-for the
post poneinrnt
air. CUTIBERT observed that he always regarded
wb was SAID b. the Senator from Kentucky being
en,j;lsd 10 much weight Bat when that gentleman
clared tie, e hoped il would be impossible that Lhey
should hc called upon Gt any time TO give an expires
son I'll Tie opinion Of thai body upon question which
would produce such fleet upon the country as this
question must necessarily produce, he confessed he
not little disappointed. On this side OF the Chamber
1.-THE Democratic) they understood each other and The
country understood them. Their opinions in reference
to This question well known; but 1t belonged to
which were resting upon the public mind in regard
10 what the action of Congress would be IN reference
TO it,
Was The Senator from Kentucky (versed, as he must
be- in the Constitution and the laws oil tins country
not prepared decide that this Government cannot
The debts contracted by the S;ates-that this
Government cannot lay taxes In lie applied to the pur.
poses Of The States; Surely he was prepared for this
declarations II not, what was the inference! That the
party Of which tia, gentleman the powerful cham
| ll,p, IN lpu tg Tho
country Was he willing TO incur suspicion of this
nature; Did the gentleman hold that we had righ,
to hold consultation with the people upon subjects OF
this nature: Senators this side, thought different
H. They were ever ready TO enter into consultation,
to reason argue to demonstrate, to discuss, and
deavor to impress those opinions which they believed to
| be just
Mr. CRITTENDEN responded 10 the Senator from
Georgia, [Mr Cuhbert,] by again reile.ating his
timen,s the subject of assumption, as stated in his
first remarks.
The question then coming up on MIR Conrads mo.
tioa postpone the subject to The first Monday in De.
crnber next,
MIR EVANS called for The yeas ard nays, which
oEirfs 4.
Mr. ARCHER asked were the resolutions offered by
the geni, man lrom s. Carolina Mr.. McDuie] now
included
The CHAIR replied in the negative.
The motion postpone then decided in the afiir.
malive-yeas 60, nays %, as follows:
leds-Messfs ATcher, Darro", bates, Bayafd, Ber-
ripn Choaa, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Critic nden,
Dayton, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington
Mnngum. MERCK, Miller, Norehead, Phelps, Smith OF
Ind ana, Sprugue, Ta!lmadge, White and Woodbridge
%
.Nys-Messrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Cnthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McDufie,
McRaberis, Kives Sewer, Smith OF Conn, Sturgeon
rappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wright, Wood
bury, and Young-22
Mr. MoDuFFiE now submitted his resolutions, as
substantive proposition, es follows:
| Rssoised Tina; the Government Of the U. S. has no
lona power 10 assume the debts contracted by
the States for their proper purposes, By the issue
Of stock, whatever fund may be pledged for the pay.
me mt Of the interest principal.
Resolred That it is dent for this Government,
! thus 10 assume the aforesaid debts
lie hoped they would he considered now, and allow.
! ed IL go at once TO the vote
| Mr. EVANS and others objected
The resolutions, therefore, lie day, under
The rule
/ On mation q! Mr. WHITE, the Senate then wen,
'oin Executive session; and, after lime spen!
| ,teTcn, adjourned.