Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-25

A, a;so,,ce and destruction with which
the 80 arervhemed i,s invaders. ine o''i w VS.,
ne 'S ,hs last hy inveterate feoeiatism' ne0''
sS'eu ro,rad Dayton, Miller, and others, seem ~
I'M, souls Of Hall, Lona'l'er, iaucne' ana tue
ave "" - Er.sh emissares OF lolo within lhem-
.'u'S o' U'e he n sort of TRANSPORTATION, IT we
" "V" r that British principle ADD ieeiihS are
90 E'' ,,c every successive generation OF parl
i,rs'u,." ~ eur country, without any miraculous
ca@' RI, The principle and feeling, inoepehdeh'
- Ia intelligence, in our co"n. men, 'a,e WY
81 III .,,n,e,aciiye potency. TINS has displayed
siioa'! o, cr,ocy in the instance of this bill Of
i.s-" W." =, N, outraged rights and feelings OF Gen
lao."t Al the las, session, the Federal majority IN
!a'N,V" a,c would pass no bill which did not contain
'a' clause for Ike character OF tneir oiue-hsh'
s-'7 The. instructions OF ihe oia'e legislatures
me -ar,rded: and Senator'S who were called upon
Hsis os,;iuences TO repair the wrong done to Gen.
y t" heated the censures cast upon him by vim
loo seeking TO efface his own disgrace and
t'.'s'rhis coa.eacraies hy furnishing the Generals
tft - I'D donors They would vote the restoration of
We, ,,. taken heavyweight years ago from The Ge-
"' 5 as ,nuiter OF right, but as charity. They
r,i rn 70 him relief in his old age, with salvo
"''.' I,aoe had dore right in concemning him to
i4 ;Ist forfeiture for his offence; but, unless the
ny .~,,s Guilt was admitted by provlso protecting the
49,. sentence from even derogatory inference,
nd
,ba, the nation insisted on the justice oil the re-
''a5' ionr,con The few months which have elapsed
-. minority of the Senate took this high stand,
s''' ,i;oed 10 onvince them that they could not
10, II, The General who has asked nothing from
".1.,sss-has given the ma oriiy, (who denied his
- but rendered their gratulty) to understand that
wo,ld receive nothing at their hands but justice;
I Lsa.k ed rrace only from his God. lie has told
c that lie considered the act of the Judge illegal,
.,,,',ols. vndc,ive, and tyranncal; that his course
vyed usurpation, without necessity to Justyit; that
M ,po,shed Inn for contempt without authority; that,
- .rs1,linr 10 reach IL, he had falshed facts, and
nnr,,ed forgery on the p:eceps, TO cover the error
ofI.s orocesdirgs The thorough investigation which
G b,sc, has received has satisfied the nation of the
won, perpe,yaed By the Judge as 1t was long before
o,on1hlr convinced that the conduct of the comnan-
DO at New Orleans perfectly justifiable Almost
rysry STATE Legislature has, therefore, Numbered the
ybc will upon the ears of reluctant Senators, unit!
rho, have been compelled 10 hear and obey.
Mr. Conrad to-day (who has just lost his seat by
ms cccfss Gu this queston) anmadycred with great
;stlnr on TIE Geserion al his friends lie said that
,.s ,.outation o The Judge the apprehension
saa ch had induced the Senate to insctt their provso
10 srer,-wss row distinctly mode part of the
IS .e nc, Of the General himself, who had refused to
reeve artnrg of dcmni;y IT coupled with an ex-
c.ly .toa o! he Judge, express or implied. lie de-
mcndcA Of them how II that they now had aban
tced Tie ground taken at the last session. when what
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vas thrust upon them fact 10 be admitted, on which
alone the indemnity would be acceptable. The ground
vhch the indemnity was demanded by the States
especially by tic Generals native State, South Caro-
haa) was in justification OF his conduct, when the
Judge condemned and in condemnation OF The Judge,
Tor infctinr punishment for Justifiable act.
Mr. Conrad should have seen, in the instructions OF
HE State Legislauresin that particularly of South
Carolina, pied with the fate Of her distinguished
Senator who stood by them at the last sessones well
lts irac ~
TRENDS in the Louisiana Legislature sufficient motives
let the change OF votes III the Senate. Such calastro
phs furnish sufficient excuse for tie change of votes
Of which he comp!a med and if he liberal minded,
he would not ask members who had sacrificed much
already make further sacrifices crafty maguity
which has suffered the worst.
Mr. Conrad, in the course Of his bitter remarks, took
the liberty Of assang the motives OF those, far and
wide who had urged this He imputed to
sycophancy and servIlity The zeal with which the mea
sure had been urged. Mr.. Linn (who introduced this
BILL and who has argued throughout with the creates,
GOOD temper, and, as every Senator knows, with the
most disiEerested feelings of pato;sni0 called Mr.
Conrad To account before the Senate for these unjust
reflections He told Mr.. Conrad he could lsok upon 1t
iano other Ii hi tan personal attack. MIR. Conrad
immediately made u disclaimer.
Tie bill, now passed. is, IN our OPINION, more de-
cisve in rs reflection the Jucge than that of The
l2st It's indemnity, according 10 the present
pt-oseoogy is given TO restore what was taken from
lie General Jor an dHegsa contempt leaving II 70
inference direct that the allegation not sustained
and the restoration Of The penalty is the consequence
The House, in the early part Of 10 days session, was
occupied with the motion print extra number OF
the reports condemnatcry Of Mr. VIM. Cost Johnson
scheme Of assumption. Mr.. Thompson Of Mississippi
svaed himself of the occasion to reply to and repe
The various attacks which had been made upon the
Slate wh'ch he represents; and more particularly TO
hr Granger, who went cut of his way TO attack II,
few days since, the Of reputation. Mr..
Thompson had tie attentive OF The House during
tie whole period occupied in the delivery of his re
marks.
When the House went into Committee Of the Whole,
The bill 10 establish commercial intercourse with Chi
taken up, and debated until near the end of the
s,tieg--the issue being upon motion made by Mir.
Adams, place the whole $4,000 appropriated by the
bill al the disposal of the President instead of putting
uader Inc usual restrictions of law, which apply to
oil other diplomatic appropriations Mr. A. stated that
he made his motion at the request of the Secretary of
State, who was fearful he should be embarrassed in the
negotiations, unless the whole placed absolute
y a, his command MIR. Adams carried his point; and
the bill reported TO the House. and passed. in such
ashape give the President the forty thousand dol.
s' IN he accounted for, whou, any legal restrictions
,.!i'rvgr Gt0ic.