Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-16

-, C1ss charged ,r.tl acplhS srohsS '"J~
.r,r and VOTED for he Hi.mot F. orlso.
AIR staiemen, pu, 10 silence this further
,..s. AT The session OF Congress OF lS4t
III the three million bill, as II IS usually
;, came before the Senate, ami PROPOSE
vas submilled 10 amend The bill BY adding an
!. section embracing the provisions OF the
~ Proviso. On the Is, Of March, 1871
|. ca,s addressed he Senate and spoke mar.
|, his question. He avowej himself opposed
:. of.red amendment, and said, II shall vote
49, hi. proviso, because
u. The present is no proper time for the
k:uction into the country and into Congress,
exciting topic, lending to divide US, when
ri.ed exertions are necessary to prosecute
s1i.,ipg war.
Il Il will be quite in season to provide for
,oysrnment Of territory, not yet acquired
foreign countries, after VIC shall have OBJ.
.t il.
Il Tn. proviso can only apply to British
Mexican territories, as there are no others
II.aiuous to US. lis phraseology would reach
a. though its application is pointed to Mexi.
/. seems 10 me that TO express so much
;.nce 10 the successful result of this war,
ssi,lale at this time, if not orer this anti.
IL! acquisition, at least for it, and to lay
q, partial basis for its government, would
I. no good 10 the eyes OF the world, and
4 irrilate 5 i'll more the Mexican people.
Il. Legislation now would be wholly in.
nave; because no territory hereafter 10 be
ID can be governed without an act of
: r.ss providing for lis government. And
I IN act on its passage would open the
!. subject, and would leave the Congress,
.pon to pass it, free to exercise its own
.aon entirely uncontrolled by any declara-
! i3and On the statute book.
ta There is great reason to think that the
,l Of this proviso would, 10 all probabili.
3t,g the war TO an untimely issue, by the
\ i. would have on future operations.
ID. lis passage would certainly prevent the
: ,,on of one foot of territory; thus de.
ameasure called for by vast majority
American people, and defeating it, too,
very act purporting to establish partial
70! lis government.
i The progress Of public opinion upon
.s,on Of the adoption Of this proviso, as
instances Of the country have become
x: more difficult, seems to me to indicate
':a'ly that, since its introduction at the
saOn Of Congress, the conviction ha,
aiming ground, that the present is no time
b agitation of this subject, and as the TO.
var becomes more embarrassing, In a
!: degree than many anticipated, it is best
'ld domestic dispute, which would raise
;gestions at home, and add confidence to
NITes for resistance abroad. And GER.
he fact now ascertained, that the war
s put to hazard, and the acquisition Of
~ defeated, by the adoption of this pro.
.aders it impossible for me to vote for it,
ped, as ! deem both of these objec!s, with
a.st rights and honor of the country
inally, on the same day, the vote was
All stood thus:
l-Messrs. Allen, Atherton, Cameron,
jonn NJ. Clayton, Corwin, Davis, Day
Evans, Fairfield, Greene, Huntington,
Niles, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon, Up
Webster and Wooldridge-2l.
''-Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Atchison
F. Sagby, Benton, Berrien, Breese, Bright
Calhoun, Ca,s, Chalmers, Colquitt,
gen, Dickinson, flanagan, Houston, Jar.
.''ason of Maryland, Johnson of Louisi
~s#S, Mangum, Mason, Morehead
! Rask, Sewer, Soule, Turney and West
II.
's ne only vote ever taken in the Senate
.'nly speech, it is believed, ever made BY
';ss in iha, body on this question.