Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-04

10 the Pacific. "'''oaa ifolns LaEe MickSAl
\ ia ne senaie then PROCEEDED 20 -. co,s;,
"a - 'e specia O!ders, being bills ~ nv sd
49, Id,sacar, and The bill for The 49, nc pr
80 lawson, James Schou. and El;.hs mt..
: ny, was again lakea IN ""@ S'''a " hit-'
,Icnsr, -. PROVIDES Tor The acjrstmep, and :,
c' ., y ne SECRETARY Of The Nav :, 49,
-. :. ''e 'nai'idhais named against mo =
a,t a,;., =, >""'ty vessels u war and arr.
~ ,.s s,eic'oi, furnished he Repphiic.
= iesds W 1850 upon such 'erms a. ~, ,,,"s.
I'm reasonable and Just, 10 lie ssnc,,nn"a " aa,
spp'oVtd d re President b. H., Unies So
"na upon SAGA Adjustment and >ei,l.n,4,,,
~ - 'he"tes Q! s.veA tur he anunal !, III
;o,a' schnti an Whitney, tesrinp i nsr ~
1".icS'i payable ss.gi-adnnaiIg ana ,s,sa,,.t -
g, aacn Na,t - he Secretary NAV te,erice ~.
eAceeding I'VE years. ''' Ho'
~ "'houa' VI lais claim against TEXAS v.o
"a,iy 'oout 900 COG dollars. FOR wb;cb ,ar
| Isl ecu. BONDS Of the Republic ,y,, ~" eu
me iaiih aud revenues al III, gwen, ana
W ne Paymeht q both interest," IA
no d''"t!Ai aae nov been incl,.S.1 hv -
pa'u ,"''ies = ger million; and mn INV 49,,
,es,e.s, &c furnished for he Texan nsvy ~
,"e revenues pledged iorth. payrneu, ~ fbs -,
"",s ven transferred, by he ac, al annex,,ion
- ": oEhet States. But The bill, uey.r;b,lss.'
- ies iu'hrr, mar Tie Ga in shall ~ aims,
| oo,, firsetloedi WIN tic Consent and
. U"e"''emee q he sac Il Texas thar The claim.
- -. a'i uarsi.f nc dst agreed 10 be paid
y sue ohhea States, anc that Texas sh,ll aorss
% SATISFY and DISCHARGE he Sam. 50 $50,
avs " lhs state sufficient hsrpf9r
sxn NJ seoy Johnson addressed he Sena,. !,
saro u the Claim, and in favor o, he mas.
| 81; ~ '"e nili, as an ac Of Justice toward ,ha
o'd,ndns, which The Uniec STA es were ,rn,,ip, ~.
d'a legally bonhd 10 perform. 'a'p
/ a
~ 49, ,ne conclusion OF MIR. Jahnaor,s .r.ecb
$50, Ia passed over, end abou, a d zen oth,r
me Senate adjourned. re-' "Aeh
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
:, WI ''ht'n, from he commr re on W,y.,ra
Heans, reported Sena,- amen,nsn,s ), ., anl
""'"s appropriations = The Pos, office Depsu.
.henl' ~ ior me Indian Department. for ,hs 5~ar
citing ~ June ls49 and the i.ou.- ncieed 10
soine' disagree . some, ana ap.. id,d one.
va motion Of Mr.. vlnion. .ae House, 10 CON-
niN'e q ne "hois, then resumed the considela.
' :! es general S ad . e 'b o." commit
zee, chiefly IN rep' 10 he alignment Of Mr. H,.
liafi IN lavur II changing Certain Charoe, 10
s,ihis cEs Resident, AMI Minis ers Rcs;esn, to
MINISTERS Piehipolen.iary, 10 which MI. |. e.
pressed M opposition. In reference 10 General
idsioti Mr, !. was IN fntof Of his election, be-
cause ne desired Tor once an administration who
would administer Inc government wilhou, regard
| 10 party distinctions
Hr' Thompson OF Kentucky followed in oppo-
| si'ion 10 The war, ana in review OF he Presl.
dents c orse on the Oregon treaty lie also p,e-
TERED Gen. Taylor Tor the Presidency. because ne
would administer The government as the early
ffesifens mad, without making party adherence
aneqna non, in appointments TO citice.
Mir. Bocock Of Virginia next obtained The floor
and addressed The committee in defence Of the
veto power, and in opposition TO Gen. Taylor's
views thereon, as expressed in his A ls0n letter.
In reference 10 Gen Cas-, be thought he wa. pre-
| terable 10 Gen. TAYLOR for The Presidency. SO far
as the South was concerned and safer than a man
who had expressed no views whatever on The
! questions in which they were interested.
! Mr.. B. commended for the right OF the Slave
| holding States TO take their property into Ore.
| gon, California, New Mexico, or any other ter
| rtorles belonging 10 the United States Neither
Congress, the Territorial Legislatures, nor the
municipal regulations existing when the terri.
tory was acquired, had the power TO exclude it.
The right Of property is natural and not an
artificial right, over which Government has no
! other mower Jhan tio----. sovereignty pc-
comes vested in the people of the United States,
and By them legislation for its government is 10
be made through their representatives, in con.
formity with the Constitution Of The United
States. Congress, as the agents of the people,
nave tue power " the lcTTltOTleS,
so far as that power is given BY the Cons,itl
ton, and no further And if Congress has no
power itself 10 prohibit slavery, il cannot con
fer that power upon he territories
The organic lay Q! tie ierntores is derived
from Congress bur Congress can confer no row.
| er which il does not itself posses.
The ubjec Of legislation Tor the territories is
/ 10 prepare Them 10 come into the Union as
! States, and Inc Prohibition 0! slavery is not one
OF The laws necessary Tor this object |, is just
| as necessary, and The power is usi as great 10
say, that horses shall be excluded, a 10 say that
slaves shall BE- Congress is tie agent Or irus-
lee Tor IN whole people All have the same
rights, and arc cnitl 10 he game pro.ec;.on.
There had been but Two instances 10 which The
no%er 10 pI. hbr slavery bad been recognized by
Congress; ore WAS he ordinance vi 1857, and the
v,h.r was the Missouri Comprcmsc. And in
bo'h rhrse he denied the right Of Congress 10 es.
ablish any such principle.
MIR tlof2ce Mann, OF Mass, thc successor OF
Jcnn Qnn,y Adams. concluded the debate TO-
day aud made his fl,s sperch since his election
10 Congress. He had isered he said, with great
plea azure 10 he speeches the ies,iun 81 The
ncxs Presidency, buf here were others uhicn he
deemed q more importance. aad coult beueF &C
cury their line.
Mr. Mann said found ourselves in possess
sion # vas tsfritrrY, hu! Iusl acquired, and we
were cara u;on, IN connection herewith, to e-
eisla'e iur nnhofn millions; 10 torn he character
ot hose who, IN future ages, we're T. occupy the
slope OF he R cky Mornralns. In lew years
he Tip b,tween The Atlantic and Pacific cities
would hs mate il ten days, and communica ion
belwc, The Inhabitants Of each would be made
in ten minutes.
te hen oceeded 10 Examine he constiru-
ti,nai power " Con-fess O. lr.ssta H.. n tef-
nntics F'o;n picccdrn,, :, sand, he would
soon,r und-raEe - prove tbs power before
c0uii, thaa II Prov tn power u elrc' Pfesi-
dent Of the Uni ed Siaes. Tae pr crfents were
more napercus n he 'prmef nan N me Ia ter.
He cited nuE?"rnns cases 10 prove bat Congress
has the poaec AID ms 4! rays rxrrcisei u, 10 re-
guiate tie le2islanon o NJ terfoncs, and thai ii
IL has the poAer in Onr ca>e, II has ~ ALL ~ say
. under what circumstances ard what roni'i1ns
em,gianis shall g 70 he territories Congress
vIrg the ownership .hes the RICH 10 dictate the
F., manner Il disposal
II slavery ,1iss in the territories, cmigran,s
from The tree States will not 20 mere, tor they
know Of what it, prosperity deperds. The PC
pulaion OF lie free States is double ,ha, OF ibe
9 slave States and one ihirt Cf the population o..
lne Unilei Stacs should not be permitted 10 keep
gu, Two ihrds. The number Of persons astuaiy
interested 10 slave properly ii was estimated, cid
+ moi exceed 2 600 coo
TIE ordinance ot 1857 lad been ayriou'ct 10
: Nathan Dane Of Massachusetts, bu, it had been
introduced by Thomas Jefferson in l7s4, and
might properly be termed tie Jefferson P:oYiso.
Instead Of preserving the cffec, OF extending was
, to destroy human rights The ereumen! OF the
+ gentleman from Virginia mir. BococEj tha, II a
e man catch horse 10 safe o. nature II j. Ms
property, and he should he protected in it, pos
G session, he understood, By analogy 10 mean, nat
: il one man eaten another, in saIe OF nature, be
q is also his properly.
BE then projected TO philosophical discussion
:. Of The evils ard injustice OF slavery, aud tie ne
= cessily 10 our prosperity Of i,s c1'irpstcn.
n Tie comni''er rose and the House adjourned
MARRIED,
. In The county Of Prince Eiwa.d, IN the 2Is, nj.
5 By The Rev NJ d. Hoge FRANCES p. Wo. o. ESQ