Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-21


t,14 wlcl j srs ecttui t. the Souh, but he had
baen uniformly voted down. And he repeated that he
considered ii the eight of nsence for cjnqueed peo-
plihe people Of territory which brlonged both to the
\ nh AMI SJuih-tJ come here with such 3ppca
ton
Mr. Benton SAIL that as the Senator from Sluh Car
oar had reiterated HE charge of ms Hence re would
give tal Senator AZ opportunity p vote fir rs reception
or TsIar a. And If he (|r. Cahnun) Jill make the
m'"on he r. Ban.on) s1Juld iJr the yeas am nays
or the question # reception.
Mr.. Calhoun declining, Mr. Benton made the motion
accordingly.
Nh Foote Inquired whether either Of The Senators had
received any evidence other than the petition Itself that
any surb convention of the people Of New Mexico had
been he.d2
Mr.. CLAYTON sail thai he had received two or three
letters sa,r- thu lct and urging hin - his uiu-
lnce fl the establishment II civil government there
U the 4cs That suh convention had been held there
could be the slightest doubt, Of the genuneness of
he petition.
Mr. Fooie wished t. know from them whether there
was uad1uhted evidence received that this convention
was the T~sul~ot various meetings in New Mexico, at
which delegates We're elected by the people, and that
this dcI nan euan1ted from convention entitled to re-
present the pelple If Mexico?
WuAou' si,h evidence, and upon the mere assertion |
ofthe petition Itself, he not for going the here
which seemed be the object Of lis presentation IL
would not say that honorable Senators had been imposed
upon, but II clI not appear that they had not been i'm
posed upon, or that any such convention properly cont
iu'ci .ad been held.
WI e'c''l uu not intend TO intimate tha the paper
was f"eF i@ed or spurious paper ana II The Senator
from NJ sslur had 50 understood him he mistaken.
He simply wished the evidence that the Convention had \
been pr.pnly called and convened.
Mn Clayton mad several letters and the petition came
= him as well authenticated as similar memorials
Presented to Congrrss The newspapers too, throughout
tine country. had published the whole proceeding meo
RAJ @hd a. weeks agn, as authentic, lhey had been
pf'sne hcrc in Tie lnelligence He had no idea that
"a" mem RAJ was tiHI'n and had no doubt That there
mai oern very large meeting Of The people the
SON. lie ana not know that all the people Of New Mex
c' ad Dee represented thereon were there themselves
nat the memorial was 'ptcfHIly worded and should
criYe lhe same c.nslerltl'n as It was customary
ward 70 similar memorials
Mr.. Hale said that thuuuh he too mirht be CHARGED
win ins9lcpcs he would move p amend the motion IF
The Senator tr1 Missouri, 50 as to refer the memorial
a Guntttrr with instructions to report bill in &C.
corilnre win ha prayer Of the patitIoners He c,n
tended h1t the paopl: New AIeX,,o entitled Up
g,y"ran-t, ai entitled it The people IF NV
-NrNr, hal rina here now upon the Nicholson plat
frn- tie spirit or the Mich sen etter-and he asked
Congress t, eve them the first dose Of tile Nicholson
Inricine-iHI he tr5tl that Those here, whD believed
III wv doctrines ii he Nch ls,l letter. would hot nov
kick their p,a rn but give tile people Of New
NJ Nico such government as they ask for. and which
they c'uld awe applied fir with great confidence had
the author Of the Nicholson letter been elected Pres-
d nj.
Mr. Fotn rnnIiel a Mr. Hall, aud the discnsson rs
tween lhss gentlemen here turned man the relative
merits II e,iIiral convent,ns-the riica and Rnfr,
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