Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-27
ryENTY-EIGHTH coNGREss--Tirst SEES
Tuesday, jim %, 1874.
SENATE.
RESIGNATION OF MR.. srRACUE.

EEStNAIlOH OF dh. SittiotL-
The PRESIDENT pro tam lad before the Senate
the following communication, which read
10 The Hon. WILLIE P. MAsGUa President pro tenn
OF the Senate Of The u States:
Sir-ln consequence OF most painful occurrence,
have resigned my seat IN the Senate OF the Cnted
States and herewith respectfully transmit TO you
copy OF my letter Of resignation to the General As
semhy Of The State Of Raode Island, which Is now IN
session.
In thus nking leave of the Senate, cannot with
hold The expression of my giae!ul acknowledgements
iof the Uniform kindness and courtesy which nave
received on every occasion, aud best and ~atnest
wishes for you health and happness and that of every
member OF the honorable body over which, you pres de-
| have The honor TO be,
With The highest respect,
Your obedient servant,
VIM. SPRACCE.
| Providence, II. Jan. II, 1874
Also laid before the Senate communication from the
| War Department, transmitting I'm compliance win
the resolution Of the Senate of The l'h instant, cali
ing for the correspondence OF General Worth and other
officers. relative to forfying The keys and islands
around Cape Florida and the construction Of u rail
road The peninsula of Florida reports from the
Topogr,p hical Bureau Adiutan General, ard Quarter
master General, upon the subject ordered to lie on the
| table
AIso,a report from the War Department, giving
list OF e names of all persons empnycd IN the service
of the lrdian Department during tie year lsl3 order
ed 10 lie the table, and print referred Ia
| The Committee on Printing.
Mr. WHITE presented joint resolutions adopted by
the Legislature nf Ind ana, insiruct'n the Senators
and requesting the representatives. from that State 10
vote for n'd use their influence to procure the passage
OF law r'undng to General Andrew Jackson the fine
imposed On him, at New Orleans, in 1915, by Judge
Hall; and t. vote against any proposition or bill which
may be Introduced 10 Congress to assume The STATE
debts by the General Government, or the adoption
Of what is generally known IS William Cost john
sons plan for paying The Stle debts, in any man
futhe distribute the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lanes
The resolutions having been read, were ordered to
be printed
SLAVE REPRESENTATIONS.
Mr.. BATES presented resolution, adopted by
tic Legislature of Massachusetts, nstructng The Sc
nators and requesting the Representatives. from that
State TO r0;e for such amendment 10 the Const't
ton, vii Glow only free persons to be represented
or, otiisr words, 10 ahrogate slave representation
The rfsou.ion proposing the amendment, was read,
| as follows
! ReSored, That the following amendment 10 the Con-
stituton Of the United States, is hereby recommended
to the confederation of Congress, 10 be acted on &C.
cord,ng fifth article The third clause, OF the Sc.
cond section of the first article shall read IN The words
following: Representatives and Greet taxes, shall &c
appor,:onsd smang the several States which are or
may BE-, nc!utet wilhin ths Union, according TO their
Respective numbers ci free persors, excluding Indians
taxed Tue actual enumeration shall be made with
in Two years from III dle of the adoption Of this amend
meu,, the manner pso"Ided by The Constitution and
within every subaequeo. term OF tn years. III such
manner the Congress shslI by law direct. The num-
Der OF shall not exceed for every
thirty thousand but each State sal have at leas! one
representative.
M. KING said lie cou'd but regret that it had be-
GONE ,iic duty of ;sc honorable Senator from Nassa-
chusetts present The Senate of The Unit"d States
proposition Of the Legislature OF his State TO dis
solve tile Union. Was there man within the hear.
IN nf toie-nI f- Hh'Heh', 'i'a'
such amendment could BE- made; and If 1t could be,
by any possibility, that the Federal Government would
las, for u hours after IT mad. 1t 10 resolution
(sad Mr.. k'ng) framed slmcs! identicaIly Ike that
which had been concocted by inhabitants of Missa-
chusets another period IN the history OF this Co.
vrrmm4n,. IL smc! as during the late war, pass
ed ny the Hltfo:d convention; when set oi-ie would
not now characterize ihem-who, finding the U States
engaged in va. to which they opposed, threw
very obstacle in The way OF It's successful prosecution
They met together emharrass the government, and
passed resolutions one OF which was precisely SIM lar
to this resolution That the General Assembly Of
Massachusetts, SHOULD take up Of those resolutions,
after many attempts t. explain them way, and get
clear of the odum connected with them, aud TO adopt
its very words showed feeling Of hostility 10 an nst'-
tuition which, If persisted IN, was calcnaled to sap the
very foundations oil the government ITSELF lie regret
ted-le could not but regret as an American cZen-
that the citizens of the South could be permitted to
repose in the security which they supposed themselves
{, have under the constitution OF the county
lie repeated that every effort OF this kind vas calcn
lated 10 snap asnnder the bonds n. this Union There
arc loo MANY cases Of this KIND having tendency TO
weaken the Union, By creating unk,nd feelings be-
tween two sections Every such effort cannot fail TO
ALLEVIATE stll more those who now believe themselves
10 be opp.essvely and unjnsy treated. lie said That
he trusted in God that all such nnhoy efforts against
the union of the country might be defeated The
Government was intended to project and guard the IN
,e-ests of all sections and, in framing the Constu-
ton of the ind those patriotic fathers who modelled
that instrument looked 10 the interests oil the whole;
| and this incendary movement, whether IT came from
the Legislature of State or from individual ianatics
de served not only TIE condemnation but The e1ecra
lin, of everv man devoted TO the permanent exist
ence of ihs Government. He would not refrain from
xoressps his adherence of such proposition, come
from whatever quarter it might Was Massachusetts,
DESTROYS to dss I've the Government 1t so appeared
for she seemed to feel mat there was contamination
by The union which existed between the two sections
ri Inc country Mr. K said he would not give way
to the FEELINGS excited in his breast 10y the effort thus
made 10 destroy the Government of the county
NJ. BATES sad he had no desire to begin discus
sion on this subject and therefore suggested 10 the De-
nae that they be LAID on the table AS the resolutions
b3 bsen referred in the other House to special conf
;Itne no wished no further order upon them than 10
h, 20 Them laid upon the table Being resolutions OF
Le Legislature Of his State, he lel; that II was ncum
bert on him 20 preseut them III proper manner go
far from having wish TO excite d'scusson MS puf
resolution on the abl; which motion prevailed by
vot, oI the SENATE AS il was the ordinary courtesy
due 10 Slate he had no doubt that The Senate would
agree to their being printed
THE CHAIR remarked, that no objection having been
made to the motion TO lay the resolutions on The table,
a. was usual they considered as received; bet as
objection was raised, the fist question would be on the
reception Of the resolutions
MIR SEWER said he objected to The reception OF the
re,olutions aud as the small States IN that body were
ON an equal footing with the large, no injustice could
be dome On resolutions Of similar character, (he be
leyed from Vermont, two years since, the same ques
ton was made.
The CHAIR again stated the question: which, he
said would be on the reception OF The resolutions
Mr. CRITTENDEN expressed hope iha, there
would be objection to their reception, ne hoPed
his friend from Alabama would Withdraw his objection
Mr. KING said lie had made none TO their reception
Nh. CRlTTENDEN was Of that opinion lie ex-
pressed hope that the Senator from Arkansas would
withdraw his objection.
Mr.. SEWER vas of the impression that similar
motion was once m,de in the case of resolutions from
the Legislature of Vermont
NJ. MERRlCK said the Senator from Arkansas was
mistaken The idea suggested but, as the reso
lu,ions came from State, the question oil reception
was not raised
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