Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-11

Dy way VI dlNlIS III luVeSllgdllO0, will 81.
you passage concerning the opinions,of M D
on this subject, before Mr.. CLAY sounded ,S H, ..
gle note 10 his partisans to oppose TeYaS W.
1872 on the 18th Of April, long before The ora ~
ton Of the annexation Of Texas was api,a,.t -
morally, the National Intelligencer repress,s,' e
MIR Bolts TO have remarked in substance a. ~,
lows
"Mr. Bolts, who had the floor from yeser,,,.
then resumed the debate in reply TO Mr.. Adm;
speech oil yesterday and the day preceding S III,
time TO which he was limited was ,hirv.s.~::
minutes, and necessarily, therefore, his s1asot
was incomplete but he joined issue with n.
Adams on several material points He also
rected portion of his remarks 10 the speech :,
Mr.. Slade, and offered 10 enter into comm
mise the terms Of which were, that the Nee.,s
should abolish her Abolition Societies and h..
ntisavery presses, and the South would give y.
any design 10 admit Texas into The Union, o,bslt
wise The South would act upon the principle ,b,,
self-preservation was the first law Of Mature"
! regret that We have not the speech Of ",
Bots, on this occasion, written out in full. Tn.
little sketch, however, is enough TO show Ina, i.
did contemplate the admission OF Texas -:
placed it upon the high ground, that self.pre<s,
walton was due 10 the South. He wanled i.
North 10 abolish her Abolition Societies az
presses, in which contingency he woun -.
press The Annexation Of Texas Have the l4, ~
which he offered been complied with s. =,
from it, on The contrary, that Abolition Socis,,s'
and presses have increased Yet Mr.. Bcrs :
fuses 10 act upto his own principles, and onIyi.
comes more violent against annexation eyery;.,
Mr.. Bots friends have endeavorcd 10 make !.
impression in his favor out Of a circum>,,.
which, in the minds ofthe honest, thinking ueo,,.
must tell decidedly against him. refer n Il
refusal OF the House Of Representatives to ~
him for conesling the election OF John w JIs.
in which contest before Congress his claim ".
| not sustained by single vote. II argued sys,.
want OF sense or else superabnndance Of ne.
sumption, in any man, 10 challenge seven hun.
dered votes upon the poll ofhis opponent Tc,,.
pect 10 be paid By Congress, and BY coniribu,ior,
levied upon his Wing friends in the District n.
tina, was begun too, forpursuins this wilI-'ob,.
wisp OF his own Imagination, was worse re,
The injustice OF the claim, however. which !.
made, together with its dissimarity from Il
other cases hitherto, has been sufficiently Prove.
in your paper IL is somewhat moriiyns J.
have TO make such an issue as this with an F.,
Congressman; but he and his friends first opene,
il, and they must take the consequences.
The Journals Of Congress will show ,ha, !, Va.
no new thing for Mr.. Bolts 10 think. that meubsr.
either real or wonld-be ought 10 have paw VIII.
Their in attendance or not.
On Thursday, August 18th, 1919. Mr.. Jobn0
Adams made a motion in relation 10 the pav :,
absentee members, which We find noticed in H..
Journal as follows:
"a motion was made by Mr. John Quincy A..
ans, that the rules in relation 10 the order .; IN,
siness be suspended 10 enable him to move .-,.
luton in the words following:
"'ReWIrcG, That from and after The presen,,,.
sion OF Congress, every member OF the HOUSE i,
Representatives shall, al the close Of eyery ,e,
sion, on or before receiving The balance iue Is
him for mileage and attendance during the >e,.
sion, deliver 10 the seIgeant-atarms an acccur.
stated or certificate, signed by himself, oi ne
number OF days OF his actual attendance in he
House during the session, and the numtel &.
days on which he was detained from the House
BY sickness 10 which, in closing his account
shall be added, and for which. he shall be allowed
the number Of Sundays and other days on which
the House shall not have been in session; and IL
member shall receive compensation for any cay
OF voluntary absence from the service Of tie
House when in session.
"And on the question shall the rules be SIS.
pended for the purpose aforesaid, there appeare..
yeas l20, nays 81"
On this occasion Mr.. Bolts did not vote TIE
resolution was taken up and considered IS tie
House. Several propositions 10 amend were mace
upon none of which did Mr.. Bolts vote-whelhs:
from absence or Otherwise, is not known y,
however, appeared in time 10 take promintt:
part against The resolution: for he moved thai
I've laid upon the table. Mr.. Adams is repoIi-
10 have given his reasons for introducing the e.
solution as follows:
ale said the principle on which they receive.
compensation was payment ftr Sc,riees by he ccg
and, on the public buildings when the workm,l
lost any days, their payment was stopped. BW
in this House, on the contrary, members wen
away, without the leave 81 The House, and alt!
Two or three weeks absence, came back ana r.
ceived their per diem allowance, as though lie.
had been in attendance. The adoption OF ihi.r,.
solution, he believed would also correcl the 81.
which existed OF being SO often left without on.
rum"
Such were The views OF Mr. Bolts paTticua,
friend, Mr. Adams; but they could no, iDdsc.
the Representative 0, the Richmond district q
withdraw his opposition. The motion 10 lay Il
The table was rejected without a count. TIE
question was then taken on The ensrossmelie
the resolution, and carried in The affirmative ty
The overwhelming majority OF l34 10 ls-N'
Bolts being among the Is nays. The res lIurog
was passed BY the House, and sent TO the Senae
where il was referred 10 the Committee on The Jui.
ciary on the 29h OF August, on motion OF Nj Bsy.
ard. In that Committee il slept the sleep OF dead
owing principally TO the late period OF the session
whenil was referred. The adoption Of The res,
luton would have operated somewhat harty
upon Mr.. 3. The journal shows him TO have
been absen, Mirty-two times when The yeas az!
nays were taken, during the first two months 9:
the session of al AZ. And We, he is the indus
trious and attentive man who is 10 represent liz
various interests Of the farmers and the bushes
men OF this District. A icwpersons may be a.
lraced by his holiness OF front and his hish-sourj-
ing declarations; a few may fail 10 discover 10
his speeches the fine line which divides the sub
lime from the ridiculous; but il is 10 he hope
that enough will be found 10 conssn him whc-
he more properly belongs than TO Consress-its
shades ofprivae life. The time will come, wheF
many of those who now SO loudly eXIol him, VI.
wonder al their own admiration and his iriIa:oa
and will say 10 themselves, as they look bacsa
his career,
1--WE ne'er shall look upon his like again
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