Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-09

r BAYLY said that lie had moved 10 rcief .c ness. -
al Tho ACCOMMODATING documents to the ConM'l'cG VI uc
Wi - tho State OF The Union, because ne kne" ttiit Gs-
" ~ - - am ,hcm would obsIruct other business. lie
.'J,,d IKE subject 10 be discussed IN committee, "iic'c
,l,crc was latitude Of debate; nor would there % any con,
.HiI,-,hlo delay in adopting this course, as the papers couid
~ =" n.in,.d before tomorrow or the next day; and he
nr.sumed ,ha, gentlemen would not discuss the SUBJECT De-
fore lac message and The aeeo nhnnhs aei ,brongh with " the
D. Office bin. he intended to move TO take up that making
concentrations for the civil and diplomatic expenses Oh inc
.;.,y.rnmcnt. He did not propose, ne repeated; " sup nc.
~, an ,lc massage now, and which would ne delayed only
onc ,loy if the motion which he had made saouiu pie'"'''
rh,rc was no improperly in the motion. As mere was Il
olamor on the part ot some oi MS iie!a'' III "'"'N 'N
demand for the previous question.
Mr. HOWARD regretted that Il message OF lhls ciilfaetcs
should have been communicated at inns unfortunate Jsi'c'ulc
= vents lis tendency was inevitable; 1t was to defeat lne
MEASURE of adjustment introduced III lhe otnei ENC vi 'hc
CaDitol, which, by amendment, might n,eeI WIN srn r'. ~
probation. What Is our CONDITION now. - 80 ,e,ae ~ IN.
,i,nyn the sword on one OF the sovereign States - az
I'nion. and he took i, upon himself 10 say that ne "oulc ne
yr vote for a settlement Of the matter III controversy WIN
the sword suspended over iesas' hnu VIM un Smr - dncn.
nent II was Il II misrepresentation ana mis-s'a'ehien' oi VII
whole history oil the controversy. 1t sinu,ousiy ra,nn y I,
w. fnrgn tbe most imDortant items. he was understood !,
- W ,h 49,, n n ,hc 18th of October, 1913, President PniS
ordered the sent of government OF New Mexico, Santa re
IN br delivered 10 the civil authorities oil Texas, win 'h'
ro,ni !. m nrotcct Texas in the maintenance OF any govern
mon, she might establish. On the 10Th ot March last ll9
order was re-atirmed and re-di!ected, WIN n single niodih,
cation. that the military forces oil the United States should
nnt come mo GDDsiI1l vim t1 tifh 'fStfa - $500
This MONT is s~tuGlously avoided.
MIR MORSE was ara,iGed with the remarks made by The
gentleman from Texas, who characterized lie message rs
IA. most extraordinary production oi the age; ana ne aeslr-
ed 10 say, further, that he hoped that the House, before II
give lis sanction 10 the doctrine in il, TO refer 1t 10 n special
rommittre. 10 inuuire whether such doctrine should ena-
nate. in Il printed form, from the Senate and the House oi
REPRESENTATIVES in the nineteenth century. dc would 90 AZ
far To extend courtesy 10 the Executive branch a. any gen
,lemar, but he would not print Il statement which initiates
alainst every idea vi States rights. and which makes theni
the mere instruments of The Federal Government. Nehavf
iorr seen the progress OF these things. Since the alien and
se!iiion laws We nave never seen so complete an effort aim
ed n Tie annihilation Of States rights. Ihe .'ref!dent says
that i is lis sworn duty 10 execute the laws, but he bad YET
10 lclrn that il was his duty and night u deci.o VIVA. these
laws ate, and What is III boundary between a sovereign
State and the Federal Government. The PRESIDENT has cut
tie Gordian knot, and asserts the night 10 determine the
boundary of a sovereign State. As q ,ri.nbor OF Texas,
and = friend Of State rights, le (Mr. NJ would never consent
to print such monsron. he,esies as lncse, In sngGesI ing a
Oft, but would prefer that his friend from Texas (Mr. How
ard should be placed IL lis head.
MI. DUNCAN did not 1886 10 debate The question. Be
fpe entering into the discussion, the documents should br
printed. and, in that event, there cGul be no misrcp.escnta-
non. l"cy had 10 measure before them on which they
could act. Believing, therefore, ;ha: debate was now ont oi
mace i. rose simply Tor tn purpose OF moving the previous
question
Mr.. Burt wished 10 move t.at IL" message b. made the
,plrial order of The day for Fdday Of Monday next
The SPEAKER said trat 4 motion Tor q spccEal ofdcl
could he entertained only " unanimous consent. $50,
ST. EGt-M MES incurred whether the commentaries when
la! been made should no. 20 ~ III country with the text.
The demand for the previous question was sdcoEdea yeas
l3D. navs s.; and the message and the accompanying docl-
mppts we're referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole On the
state ut .ho iin.ca., and ordered u b. printed. The commit
tee then rose and the House ad,ohra.d.