Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-04
THURSDAY, M.scH 80, le4e.
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OF slavery in The DiSlhct VI So.ulao'd. A''o'
memo, iai from Erie county, N. T., declaring INA
slavery never had any consll'ullonaie xislence u
The Uri ed 5 a es, and praying Congress 10 inyes
,ieatr me subject. Also, a similar ihemorlaliiou
New YORK, and praying that Congress may, J.
any event. reppr lis opinion on the subject. a
mo,iun IN refer The latter to The judiciary commit
tie was losr, 7 10 %
A motion was made 10 refer 10 The ommiue
ON For. ign Relations The res luton "neteu yes
| terday by Mr.. Allen, rendering The consra,uia
| ton, oi This county 10 France, On the es'aoiish
nenl there OF a Republican soveIpmea'. :
Mr. Allen said he had no particular feelings }.
| reference 10 this motion Nor did ne Know ,oa' .
would make any particular difference Wue.ne! :
| was SO referred, or retained iof 'n> cons..e.a'u.
| o., the Senate. He did mol know VIVA. "ILe "
Individual opinions 81 nal comnaluee, " s ndt
M, think Ibis a resolu'ipn embracing as IL o.u
~ isolated oue.rion-of a character 10 render Inc
1eteIence 10 a standing committee necessary.
Wnen a certain resolution oil an honofaols oe'
major. rel ,tive 10 Mexico, was Introduced mere,
ne (Mr. A had considered 1t most WlseImo,
circumspecl-musl judicious-ln view OF tue -,
lations in which the country then $1,000 'o"alu
Mexicu-to move its reference 10 the coinin".e
I'm iureien re ,afjops. The motion nau oeeu le'
sisted by lhe Senator, who inirnduceo Tue 'eso'u'
lion, as unnecessary. and evincinS a spun VI NO,
liluy 10 the ubiecs Of The resolution. r3euee"su
the proper course now was 10 Tx d udy ~
confederation OF The resolution. :.
NJ. Hale proposed an Amendment 10 come 10
a, the close Of MIR, Aliens resolution, as he wish
ed ne said. that the resolution woulo CONAN
something ianeible-should express something
defi,i,e. The amendment proposed TO consralu'
Iat. the French ON the measures taken by the new
government for The immediate emancipation u
The sis ives throughout. France and her colonies.
MIR. Downes opposed The reference oil Inc feso,
luton to The cuminiilee on foreign reialiohs' duu
So also did Mr.. Hale, though for different rea'
sons.
MI. Calhoun entirely concurred 10 The senti'
mems III he resolution Introduced oy Inc oena of
from Ohio, (Mr. Allen and thought mat Inc D.
nate were as we'll qualified as The commute y
Judge OF It's character. But The time, ne pfoceso,
ed 10 argue, had moi arrived tor the adupuoh VI
such a resolalion Of congraiulalion. Much re-
manned yel 10 BE- done. =
II The F,ench people were as successful IN
forming a republican consitulion-in establish
ing a republican governmenl-as they mad Oeen
in d. moiishing the old one-'hey wonid loen DC
entitled, not only 10 the congratulations oil inns 60
We, nment. but OF the whole civilized void.
But events might grow out OF this revoiutIoH
which might ultimately pace France 10 Inc artns
of military despoiism. We should walt unul we
see what i. TO be the end Ut all this. he had ne
yer before known a case which required from US
more serious, deliberate consideration.
Whether France succeeded or not, Wouio, 10
his o%piniun, depend upon whether she can pre-
vent war-and this would depend greatly upon
whether she will have The moderation and GOOD
sense not 10 interiefe in the affairs Of Inc NATIONS
around her. He trusted, also, that me people "
rhuse other governments would look on, and not
:-,..&a., with Eranpa In rOuld llPO be seen
whether she is prepared for a republican govern
ment.
If she succeeded, il would do more towards
crumbIing the thrones of Europe, 10 establish IL
beral principles throughout The world, than any
other movement which had ever been made. Bul
il she tails, il will d. moIe injury 10 The cause Of
human liberty in Europe than all the efforts oil
political despoiism.
He thought the wise course was 10 lay this re-
solution on The thbie, on The 5 lie GROUND maj lis
adoption would be premature. He moved, ac-
cordinely, TO lay the resolution on the table.
On this mo ION, Mr. Dickinson asked the yeas
ard nays, which were order d:
YEAs-Messrs. Baeby Baldwin, Benton, Ber-
rien. Butler, Calhoun. Davis OF Miss d.. :,
Hunrer, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Upnam, W.
lee IA
N.rs-Messrs. All.n, Ashley, Atchi,on,
a therton, Bradbury, Cas-, CLAYTON, frittenden.
Davis Of NJ ,ssachusetts, Dickinson, Dix,
Douglass, Downs, Felch, Foote, Hale, Hanne
gan, Houston, johnson of Maryland, Johnson
of Louisiana. Lewis, Moor, Niles, Rush,
Spruance, Turnsy, Underwood, Weslcott %.
slr. Allen, after a few rema ks, moved to
make tn. resolution the special order for the
first Monday in May
Tr Underwood said, that though he concur
red entirely in the views expressed by The Sc
nator frpm South Carolina, he had voted against
his motion % lay the r-soiut on on the table, be-
cause he did not wish TO be placed in a false po-
sition Improper differences might be drawn as
10 the motives Of senators on that side Of the
chambe.
is own heart. he said, was with the people
OF France in this struggle. II had been with the
people OF Europe in all their efforts to dethrone
monarchs and establish K publican Govern
ments. But it must be admitted that all Efforts
heretofore had ,ignaIly failed. And il was for
this reason that he heartily concurred with The
Senator from South Carolina in the wisdom and
propriety Of seeing the result of this great move
ment, before adopting any expressions o fcongra
~tulatlon. The first Of May would be 90 early
for the consideration Of this resolution; the re
suit would not then be known; and he, there
fore, moved to strike out 1st May, and insert Is.
June.
MIR. Douglass regretted that the Senator from
Ohio had proposed to postpo1e The consideration
of this resolution, even to the LIST Of May II
was not 10 be supposed that the new s:s'em OIL
government for France could be perfected b,
The first of June even. But from what had been
done, and the skill Of tn men at the head o.
The government, there was reason 10 believe
nat a republican government would be fully es
,abli>hed.
There was no reason why we should withhold
The expression Of our sympathies and congralu
Iat,ons until lhe., efforts are crowned with sue
cess. Now was the time now is the time the,
eed our sy mpathies, aud now is the time The,
deserve it. They will have no reason TO ihanI
| rs for sympathy which was made to dcpcn'
upon their success.
He did not a. rec with the Senator from Soutl
'arolina, that action now was premature. Tha
moderation which had secured The cooperation
of the army. the church, and Of all factions. wit
| the people, inspired the strongest hopes Of sue
cess; and he would not datnpen their hopes
To make our congratulations dependent upo
their success, would be e~quivalc At to a declara
tion that we doubt their success.
He did mol feai, ia passing this resolution, IN
counter declarations OF uiher nations. Franc
cared nothing for the declarat ons oil Russif
| Austria, or any o her government oil Eur pc :
But she did care TOR The sym pathy and declare
lions OF republican America; and he was nold d.
posed 80 10 act, as 10 express any douo, OF ut
success. -.
He referred TO he course Of Mr. Rush our mini:
Ter a, Paris, IN terms Of approval. He had 'hougl
il his duly 10 acl IN advance Of Instructions frot
our government al home-he had declared 10 u
new government OF France that he believed h
was but expressing The sentiments OF the Anne
Fan government and the American people. An
10 this dccla ration he (Mr. D. CONQUERED
Mr.. Allen Jolly concurred in the remarks
the Senator. from Illinois, (Mr. Douelass.) Il ha
been his ~in'ention 10 propose The first Monday
April. tor ID. consideration OF the resolution, an
he now desired his motion TO be so modified.
Mr.. Foote replied to some OF he remarks {
Mr.. Calhoun. The people OF This country, h
believed, had made up their minds, and there wa
no reason for delay. His principal object in ri
ing was TO refer TO The tact that The organ in IN
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