Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-19
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, December Is. ls45.
Correspondence Of he Richmond Enq,arerl
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. lG, 1915.

In inc senate, iU-udy int UeUdtc on thc IeSU'u-
lions OF inquiry into The stale OF military prepa-
ration OF The country introduced by Gov Cas-,
was continued. The principal speakers were
Messrs. Allen Webster, Sewer, CIittenden, Pen
nybacker and Clayton. The Democrats took
The ground as on yesterday, that The proposed
method was the usual plan Of arriving al the in
formation in such emergencies and that the pre-
sent emergency required prompt Information at
least The Wings, on the other hand arsned 10
show that il was proper, on their part 10 lei The
question rest until The President in his Judgment,
thought il necessary 10 call the attention Of Con-
gress Immediately 10 The subject. They went on
10 show, that il The people conceived that Con-
sress deemed immediate preparations, or even
immediate inquiries as 10 The military state OF the
country necessary, ruinuus panic would ensue
10 destroy the fortunes Of thousands. II moi in
50 many words some CT them, IL point Of fact,
argued that Britain might take nm5raee al these
inquiries, il avowed!y made with reference 10 the
state OF the negotiations on the Oregon question;
ana that as il was their duty to avoid wal as long
as il could be nghtfully and l,onorably avoided
such an additional cause ui i'll feeling, on her
part, should mol be given by US. This was a
singular position; yet il was virtually maintained
by 'beating the devil around the bush" Their
evident end and aim was 10 force the President
TO communicate more freely upon the subject,
than he, perhaps, judges prudent in The present
state of The question. II he could hc made
TO do what is plainly and palpably the duty Of The
Senate in The premises they would ponnce upon
his action, make all the panic possible out Of it,
and then charge The distress that might possibly
follow, directly on the administration. This is
their game, you may rely on il. The united front
Of The Democratic party in the Senate, however,
blocked their movement, and forced them to ac-
quiesce unanimously on The final passage OF .ic
resolutions, in The prrpricy Of following sne Pe-
ceient sci BY previous decisions IN IKE cdses.
There was lille in The wing sfeeInes "'aue
to-day. similar 10 The bold, manly, and rairiot'c
no.,inns ,aken BY Mr. Mangum yes,erday-iur
,hos. of that party who spoke, went no further in
acnniescng in The proprieiy of MIR. Folks course
man public opinion every where demands
had fears ofwsaryine your readers Yesterday,
and, therefore, hardly glanced al (our) Senator
Archers addreSs-auding only 10 that part of it
in which he approved Of the tone of The message
on The subject, and expressed great qualification
al the opportunity occurring Tor The avowal OF
his approval. This was all we'll enough and
for il he deserves credit Tor more liberaiiy and
common sense than is usually awarded TO him
BY his own political friends The rest of his
speech fnot as obscure as his never io-be forgot
ten report, and The effort, by which Giles was
logged" was quite as silly as either. If The
British should come in force, speech from him
will disperSe them sooner than cannonade. He
never fails 10 scatter Senate and audience, vino
regard his rising as the signal Tor a general re-
treat. In charity, must recommend him 10 study
"Parker's Aid 10 English Composition, "a new and
beautiful edition of which has lately been issued
from The press Of Harper & Brothers, and is, or
oueh,,o be, found on The shelves oieyery book-sel-
Ter in the country. This work, by-the-bye, is one
OF the best books Of the kind exiant, and will be
great acquisition to all DESTROYS Of learning 10
use The English language with grace, good TASTE,
and tluency.
The unanimous passage Of these resolutions
closed the frs, regular Senatorial debate OF The
session Tomorrow, the organization of their
committees will be continued, and, il is 10 be
hoped completed.
The HunSe ot Representatives did their part
today towards admitting The Stale Of Texas
The resolutions for her admission, reported by
the Committee on Territories were taken up,
and by The aid Of that terror 10 faction, The pre-
vous question, were finally passed, by vote Of
onc auna,sa ana r0rtgone 10 Gny seren, or There
abouls" Various efforts were made to defeat
their prompt passage by motions 10 recommit,
with instructions TO report others more in con-
ormily TO the Constitution. In plain English,
these were attempts TO pander TO the spirit OF Alb
oitionism.
MIR Rockwell Of Ma. sachusetts managed TO
gel The floor for speech, and delayed their pas
sage for an hour, BY an argument in opposition.
He took the ground that the Constitution Of Tex
as, which presented her TO The House. as one Stale
allowing slavery within any part Of her limits,
and providing, as he declared, that her Legisa-
ture should not interfere with the question, was
in con,rayenlon of The letter and spirit OF the
Joint Resolutions Of The last Congress under
which annexation was proposed TO her as they
expressly declared that, though slavery might eI-
isl South of The Missouri Compromise line, il
should be forever excluded from that part of her
territory lying to the North Of it. There was in
genuity in this position, 10 say the least of il; but
he only arrived al II BY begging the queston-as-
Stunning facts which exs, solely in his magma
ton.
Just before The Senate adjourned, the Clerk OF
the House presented the resolutions 10 that body,
and they were Immediately referred 10 The aPpro-
PIRATE committee, who, il is 10 be hoped. will fol-
low the example OF remarkable despatch sci by
the other branch OF Congress. Unless some un-
foreSeen casually should occur, they will be The
law of the land b. next Saturday week, at far
ihesi; and, il NAV be, ere the present week is
closed.
In The course Of his speech, yesterday, Mr..
Mansum disavowed an approval Of Mr. Web
er's idea that Oregon should be a Republic dis
,nct ilom ours. He treated il as northern
chimpra. He knows full well, that the people Of
North Carolina will not tolerate in him, the anti
Louisiana mania with which the great body OF
Wing leaders OF the Hartford Convention stamp
are afflicted, even 10 this late day.
One of the editors OF The New York Express,
who is staying in Washington, affords no lille
amusement to our friends BY the dolorous lamen.
tarions with which his letters are besplinkled, be-
cause Messrs. Cameron and Turney wont vote
with the Wings. This is indeed rich, aud proves
that was correct, in atlributing to our opponents
ardent and bright hopes OF profit from divisions
in The Democratic ranks.
McNul,y's trial is again postponed for another
day. It will be tedious affair. MACON.
four correspondent will see that We have treat
ed The Wing Senators with more charity thar
he has done. He is on the spot, however, ant
may be better acquainted with their secret move
mcnls The final resul, of the debate is, at al
events, gratifying Emqairer.]
The SonIh Carolina Legislature have rejected
the bill amending the "New York Law" 50 as L
reduce the Inspectors fees from len 10 four dol
lars.
The House, by large majority, passed an ap
preparation Of 10000 dollars TO the suffering dis
tric,s OF Sparanburs, Union, York, Chester
Laurens, A5beyie, Lancaster and Newberry
for the purchase Of tood-the amount 10 be distri,
buled according TO the several representations Of
the Districts in the Legislature. twas JEALOUS.
ly resisted as involving principle of vast danger
and liable 10 enormous abuse, upon the occur.
renee any contingency, which The Legislature
might think justification for giving away the
revenues of the State. The distress in the up
per country of South Carolina, from The failure
Of the crops, is represented 10 be very deplorabe.
A most interesting debate took place in the
House of Delegates, yesterday, upon The bill ap
propria,ng 100000 to the constructing OF the
Southwest McAdamized Road. An amendment
Of Mr.. Broadus TO allow ihree-fiilhs on Stale &C