Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-12
THURSDAY, March !, 1850.
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Mr. Walker was entitled Ia The oor not having finished
Yesterday The chamber and galleries were in possrs
sion of ladies and also Of many distinguished persons Ia
The Senate the doors were before II
o'clDck closed At IL O'Clock Mr. Walker stated that in
view of The before him. he would yield the floor To the
distinguished Senator from Massachusetts Mr. Webster.
Mr.. Webster amidst general murnur OF appr"ba-
ton which rendered his first sentence lnaulbe lie went
say these times o profound agitation great alarm
and danger But he had come here to-day 10 speak "r
the Union with confidence III It's preservation not ms one
looking about or Il fragment Of thr wreck upon which @
save himself wreck For himself hc felt TINT,
however thick the gloom us whether tho should
appear OF appear for many days he should hc able Ia
direct his The troubled waters on which We were
now tossed THE whole speech is published in o-day> pa
perl After Mr. Webster had concluded the Senate adj md
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion Of Mr.. Bayly the rules were suspended and The
House resolved itself into committee Of the whole 10 resume
the consideration OF The bill 10 admit California STATE
in'u the Unien.
Mr. Stanton Of Kentucky being entitled 10 the l"r Weld
ed il 10
Mr. billiard who made caustic personal reply the
marks Mr. Sany, of Yesterday He alluded To his own
position ;s Il member Of the Methodist church, which tn
40 aid moi give up while he vc,) had forced upon him
conviction dy scrupuously avoid saying anything
give personal offence any member His religious obl-
lions lncmber Of that church, restrained HIM from SIN
gle departure from those courte-cs which were due tom one
member another and e trusted that ha could safely
peal the House 10 bear him witness upon that point lie
Ind supposed, all times, that gentleman having know
ledge Of his position, would allow himself 10 aludc 10 him
oensl. sense but there were, he had recently learned
vulgar minds with a strong disposition 10 do
lie had Witnessed two departures in this respect The
made by the gentleman from Pennsy wants (Hr -"
vcns the time when he arragned The President
sieacr. lie thought that o Gccency should have lc
strained Thai nomber in the remarks which lie ;!icn made
The member from North Carolina (Nr Stanlyl was the 9th
departure and he would leave il Ia the House and I" the
country commend condemn tn dcsecra,on which had
governed the conduct Of that member in choosing him c
object Of his (Ar sl abuse He had understood that
cnan make charges; The thai he (Alr ID had
descctCi the scriptures by making argument from thc
ge citizens o the United States 10 shed each Others
blood The other that he (Mr H. favored disnnon
He said that both charges entirely grauitous He did
remember single occasion which he had quoted The
scriptures any such purpose. On the contrary when
discussing the question Of slavery he had distinctly said
that he would this floor attempt 10 argue the moral
Justice of the institution; because do il would have
been the admission OF the right of Congress 10 consider and
dispose of that question as moral question AZ well rs ~
litical one.
liz had made reference 10 the Scriptures that
sion His of propety and public daly aimon-
shci him do The charge that he had favored dis
union was also baseless lie dehcd that member any 9th
produce single sentence ot speech Of his looking II
dissolution of the Union He had stated that he regarded
the Union endangered by the of conduct the
part Of the North That in consequence oil H. spirit 81
revolution abiding with the Southern people.
Mr. argued with much force against the position of the
gentleman North Carolina, (Ar. ST. who, he said
found the side of the strong placing arguments in their
mouths aid them in their aggessons upon the South the
weaker portion III thu Lnnn which he was sent here -
represent. Having concluded
Mr. Stanly occupied the oar far nearly hour in reply
His remarks raustic lie denied that hc hrl
commenced the Attack on me gentleman iiuill iAiT
Fl y but maintained the contrary, that ihIi member had
udrly thrust himself upon him BY words carrying with them
an npulaon of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which the reporter
had moi made record Ar $ passed. very beautiful cn
conliun on the Methodist Church. Of which The member
from Alabama proIrsscd be- a MEMBER but denied thar
the conduct of that member entitled him Ia bc classed VITA
those members Of the Gospel who where other per
son would 10 preach the word ri TRUTH and tidnes
great Joy" t. their fellow He maintained rather that
he should be cassrd with the Mrhodisis ri the dsnion
gang nor did he conceive that that gentemans conduct
titled him 10 that respect which the position ot 4 meek ana
owlv follower of the Saviour should always secure lie
marked that when he responded 10 the first remark ii the
gentlemen Yesterday h. had the most distant idea I'll
ing any thing offensive 10 him.
Mr. 5 then quoted from The recent speech Of The genrl
man from Alabama. several passages, which he said ncl-
Gated dsunion sentiments.
In referring the question of dislnon h. believed the
people oi North Carolina would stand by hr Union, Wlmi
provlso or proyiso. When this sentiment uttered
there great applause from the galleries He did not b.
eye the people the South would favor dsnnn lie had
sid so in the North Carolina Legislature last year and h.
would repeat il Ii they had had any such feeling then
he believed after what had been said by the Senator from
South Carolina, Alr Cahoun,) and tho gentleman from
Alabama llr Hiliard they wond not now be willing Ia
favor any such design.
THE rcnaks Of both these gentlemen castir
and Of considerable length; and is impossible TO give
The public in synoptia report their language, which j.
every thing in personal controversy.
Mr.. Stanton nf Kentucky, occupied the floor few min.
upon the SLAVE question: but yielded la motion rh
the committee The committee then rose, and ll.,
House, at 81 O'Clock adjourned