Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-10
VA FRm nIOHNI

The burning of the Caroline was an act ayowed
oy authority and justified. Gen Harrison was
Tor calling the British Government, 10 account tor
This act, and for giving up Mcleod, If i, could be
done, because The act was avowed He was for
holding The lion and mol the lamb responsible for
what was DONE
Mr.. Webster in short time passed 10 the Nc.
Iced Imprisonment and the allegations made by
Charles Jared lngerso in his Oregon speech n
the House OF Representatives. These state
ments MT. Webster pronounced an absolute,
downright, and entire fabrication and falsehood.
One lille monosyllabe which some men were
base enough to deserve, but which gentlemen dis
liked TO use, was eminently his Hylros;a,ic
pressure had no power in condensins Steam equal
10 The author OF this speech in condersiue false
hoods Mr.. Webster remarked that he could
conceive Of no motive for such righteousness.
He did not even know that there was malice in
The creature or thing. II was moral oblIseness,
native want OF perception, that will not enable
him TO distinguish between truth and falsehood.
The man seemed, 10 use term Of mechanics,
TO leave screw loose. The whole machine was
crazy, rickelty, and disioined. And SO MIR. Web
ster, with many more remarks OF tie ace kind,
left Mr.. Ingersoll, closing with the remark that
more foul and black-mouhed ebull;ion was never
elected from any thing standing on Two legs.
Mr.. Dickinson's endorsement OF This speech
vas spoken Of with most marked ard emphatic
rebuke
Mr.. Dickinson was denounced for endorsing a
miserable, contemplate and ca!umnious speech,
dragged from The snllers, and drawn from The
ditch. He had pronounced il TO be false, and yet
the Senator from New York had endursed The
ialsehood, when told was false He complain
ed Of this, and the manner Of complaint WIS
most pointed and effective. The concluding points
s ho Nv rod h,n IUab
Ster.
Mr.. Dickinson of New York closed in few
words, and gave notice that he would speak To-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The hrst question in order this morning was
upon secondDs the demand for the previous
question upon the Cumberland Road Bill, as
adopted in Committee OF The Whole yesterday.
Mr. Cullom of Tenn. moved call OF the
House which was concurled in, and l2l mem
bcrs answered 10 their names. The absences
were then called after which further proceedings
in the call were dispensed with.
The previous question was then ordered.
The Speaker decided that ,hs main question
was on the substitute rs amended. An appeal
was taken from this decision. The decision Of
the Speaker was sustained.
Mr. Tibbatls Of Ky. moved to recomnit The
bill. Out OF order
A motion was then made 10 lag th4 whole sub
jec, on The table. Lost, ayes 50, nays IS.
The main question was then pul, being on
agreeing 10 the substitute as amended, and il was
lost, ayes II, nays l03.
The question then required on ordering he
original bill 10 he engrossed for third reading,
and il was lost, ayes 20 noes l06
A motion 10 reconsider was then made, on
which The previous question was demanded
Mr. Schenck moved to lay the motion TO recon-
slider on The table. Lost.
The question was then put on the motion 10
reconsider, and j, was determined in the negative
So the Cumberland road bill is defeated.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the state of The Union, Mr. McCernand
OF III. in the Chair, and took up the bill from the
Senate 10 create regiment Of mounted riflemen
and TO establish military posts on The route 10 Ore
gon.
Mr. Brinkerhoff, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs offered sundry amendments to the
bill. One was TO make il simple regiment OF
ritiemen leaving il 10 the discretion oil the Presi-
den, 10 noun, i, or not. Another was 10 give 10
actual settlers and cultivaloIs within five miles
OF any 0. the posts established, 800 acres Of Ian
as an encouragement TO agriculture.
Mr. Levin proposed an amendment, that the
officers shall be Native Americans, and there
upon made native American speech OF an hours
length
Mr. Dromgoole replied and said, lha, Native
Americanism was an obsolete idea, worse than
the United States Bank. Mr.. d. spoke for about
an hour, and kept the House in a roar the great
er part OF the time.
When he had concluded, the House adjourned