Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-12

ar e oso made Intellectual effort 10 introduce leey
Ion calling upon tho Executive to report 10 inc flousc M
nnndrncc and instructions last year in regard 10
tho CONTINGENT and contemplated acknowledgment Oh the
iI;n,s o Tenn made an Intellectual effort to intro
dco resolution 10 the committee on the District
Columbia 10 enquire into the proprley ana eSpeaiency VI
rerocedng the county OF nasmnsoi h ie ., anor hv
Columbia, 10 the Statc Va Haai 'a''1' go
OH ~ BID made an Intellectual effort to Introduce resolu
ton declaring it the established poey ~ 81
rnn Of the continent excepting tho possessions now nc
nv Enand and Russn in the Northern poioh Vi TIE
@ % resumed the consideration of the Joint resolu-
lion to purchase the original manuscript copy ol WISHING
tons Farewell Address ,or, non,sod bv
The question pending the amendment proposed oy
" corer of Ohio TO limit the expense OF the purchase 10
81 GOO Upon this motion the yeas ana nays were
They were taken and resulted in the oo nay
resolution was then read the third timc and the ques-
ti,u beinp shall the resolution pass, . -,
Ar Johnson of Tennessee said from me vote Just taken
, n limit the price TO be paid for the manuscript II
seemed that il was the intention or expectation oil le
uusr that the Library Committee should pay more thah
81 600 for it, H. asked an American, anu III inc hae
Of his constituents what this manuscript worm!
The nation were in the possession OF the are"ci ~
dress in It's corrected FORM 1t was orceu Oh ~
mercenary sp-a principle of speculation twas Vio
on OF the intention OF the great man VINO wrote 10 nave
il hawncd and peddlcd about ,, a..
Mr. Stlunton, Ut Tennessee, sald nc i W.
Government had its possession already manuscript copy
of the Farewell Address OF Washington III CORRECTED io
and in the handwriting of that great man.
Mr. Johnson said he hoped the resolution would DC cec
cd not with any dsrcspcct the memory Of tlat great
man Ii would be reflection on his memory me House
grnfes the mercenary spirit which prompted Inc Offering
this manuscript Tor sale instead oil INC omlGLs
ing 10 the like his camp chest ana the cane Vi
Franklin =, ooo . -.
Mr. Inrc believed that il given sum of 900 were cs-
tabished the agents would compel the government 10 pay
The full amount Of that lie believed would cost less
withou, specifying the He appreciated inc feeling
which prompted the purchase out ms was not 'c e
tba
patriotic sentiments of that address The proposition 10
purchase Dissertation OF the memory OF ,e ah
who penncd the address lie moved 10 lay on te tapc
Mr. Snhens OF Ca said that the very truth expressed
py the gentleman OF response 10 the patriotic s-
oil that address by the people, was good reason Tor It's
prchase lie would invoke the spirit Of that address no"
10 rcknde the light of patriotism in the nation which was
ickerinn AZ it were its socket As 10 the value OF ms
manuscript he (r StcphensD did not think that the time
had vet como in which caluae its value lie trusted that
no man believed that the time had come TO make such cal
cuaon lie could respond 10 the inquiry what such
wiring was worth He denounced the idea that it was
speculation project by holders OF the manuscript II was MOI
offered 10 Government for SALE but il be- sold al pub
lie auction b. the executors Of Mr.. Chypoe rs thing o
value belonging the estate OF the man 10 whom washing
Mr. Chandler regarded the introduced Of the subject as
one of great good ALL whatever might be the tate oil the
resolution He satisfied that We had this day learned 10
estimate the value the sentiments Of that precious paper
He desired the manuscript spread out before us; ana
when the spirit party high that you would Mr. Speak
e like Moses of old lead contemplate the nestimable
ends of the Union into band of brotherhood He concud
ed bv moving the previous question.
II rcconsdeed, and the question was ordered 10 oe
pu on the passage OF thu resolution.
The and being ordered were taken ana resulted
yeas 1913 nays As.
Sn tho resolution passed, il from the Senate
The House passed the Joint resolution from the Senate, Tor
binding the public documents
On motion OF Mr.. Bayy The House resolved itself into
committee of the whole Mr. Potter in the chair and resumed
the consideration of the resolution limiting the expense OF
collecting the from customs for the present year
Mr. Morton took the floor and made personal defence
against an article in the Republic paper which in classify
inr the committee the District OF Columbia had casscd
him neither with the wings democrats Tie had said nc al
WAYS voted with the wings in the presidential contests
in which he that he in favor Of incidental
protection The national interests. He believed the Mno
Proyso was unconstitutional and insulting To the South lie
believed that the Union would be pepcuaed and II would
be because the proposed by the North would not
be contaminated His efforts would be preserve the Cnon
bn al the same time maintain the rights of the South
He censred the OF the aboltonlsts in the Noth
characterized them enemies To the uuon he adver-
opposition made by the free States 10 the enforce
mcn the constitutional provision for the reclamation OF III
gve slaves another tending 10 ALLEVIATE the South
from the North He concluded by saying that the mon
could be preserved only by rendering justice TO the South
After he concluded the House adjourned NJ four O'clock