Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-17
I,o,ts Summers m,ld GoSSln, Voting for n Tax on
Tea and Coffee.

To tic Editors IF he EnG'uTer:
WASHINGTON CITY, Ger. Is, l15l.
In looking over the Journals Of Cnnsrcs! for different
prpos. me: with the name OF Mr. Joan NJ Bolts IN lX-
iapositinn with that OF John Quincy Adams 1"5a ~. a
dnns William L. tioagin and George W. Summers, and ni-
,ncros others of the Wing stripes ana upon
the subject voted upon onnd that il was Bill No. - c-
Ia,nu 10 duties and drawbacks. .
n rho Isl Session OF the 9th Congress- Mr.. Fillmore in
,rdnccd Ibis Bill No. -, "rentng 10 duties and draw.
lacks" in which Tea and Ce9ec were @ made taxable!
cuote from The House Journal page 3Ol anu 5JZ:
engrussed Bill No. r. entitled AN act relating I" dh-
lies and crawbacks read the Td .ine and the ques-
lion was stated ha! DO pass; and il passed in the !'a-
1ivcG eas H. Nays 9o-oFderco, 'lilt II " s' " ''
Senate" , ,, 1 :, ps
Joshua H. Gddngs, GEORGE W. srNNEhs anu VILLA" i''
SENATE JouRSAI, ArG. 2 lSii.
House Bl, ~. r. rcatins {" dI,!ss ana drawoacks
Mr. Clay OF Kentucky, Chairman Of the C9mn'tc: on r.
nance reported back House Bill NJ II "rclans to dIrs
and ."-Scp'. l. ISL Mr.. woodbury. m9Veu an
.nu from duty" Sept 4, Al, page 25I: The Senate pro-
dsd ~ vote upon the amendment Of Mr.. Woodbury. ma
king Tea una Coffee free from du!y ana .e VOTE M gs
viz: Archer Barrow, Bcrien Clay, henderson, he'F e'
lick Preston Rires ana Soutlurd ~
.:rpr Z leIl,-tousc Bil No. II, with ancii"nch's
was na.scd and sent the House of representatives
House JOURNAL. SEPT. 5, ISL.
Bill No. H. and Senate amendments was reet'ea 10 'l'
cmnit;rc OF the Whole Sept. 9th, ISL, upon the quea
lion being put separately on the amendment OF e NE Ifa .
which proposes 10 insert 1ta and C9Jee" IN Inc st 1
-,ry articles il passed in the aitrmave-yeas 70 ma! Il
Among the,. eleven nays John Quincy Adams, JohS
| s BORIS Milard Fillmore, &C. e
| rus y0u will see t,a While MIR. Go.ain and Mr.: sam
mers were afraid again vote tor taxing Lea ana G"ee M
:do liable Bolts still persisted in the Getcrlnatl"n 10 ~
,nsc nrres.arcs of the poor the 'as any cn:n;'n'
at MIGHT be made cannot add 10 the lorcc o nc rtco
,,nns Mr. Bolts hence wall i0rucir lhrthcr .''ih
60, t;,at YOU ha avc already exposed me danscfoS
ioos or Mr. Bolts in relation to his votes on the 81 c
,hc rrccutinn Of abolition petitions, nc oahk'p law '
,Io yi,,,nt proyiso These doctrines are aaSontb hnt
~ ,,ho cherisbcs and defends them will he sale rep
rossn,a,iva for Southern constituency IN these pcoa
,i,,. How 4 Southern Whi2 s!arehoder can shprot
NJ EdIs who avows such odious and unconsi!fu'@Ha
onn;ons nj the present crisis, is confess b1y"hu my Gun
nrrben.ion Nj Boris also Messrs GoediS anu oc'
nr,e voted with Adams and Giddlngs 10 eject INC ioo
IJ ItIaLrop Speaker OF the House OF itt!'eSeht'hts
Al. ,hree of psr Nhg gentleman now aVor the'r prefer
once G,r Ar FILLMORE for tho Presidency "h", WIZ VI
i W,.ruRpp have voted for tho abolition o! si'erE
the District o.. Columbia, nr ne 40 .,on w, ~ y,
- sia,o trnds between Tic States, inr the Ni;no
D,r;c, and fpr .hc reception 0 fI'"Hns 10 6tSS"r
.is Eriyn, Ii Spu;iitrn Wings vii sn;H"rt sue
ur as Butts, Gngsn m! Summer - repre-" " u: = ~
il ,Is Stale or National .crn'- While 'iy! N*' p.' az
r.,,, sueh ahnilionisis Fillmore aud winthrop ;I Iii
@ offices Of President and Speaker OF tle iousH o! sr
s.rto,iy.s and thus give Councnance IN isc "Als S''
up he South IN very vlIs. by 20 ascA .ie
ysn un,o The Territory the abolition al slavery III ne p
,,i and bcwtcn Tic States, ana receiving 'l!i""s '" ;!
n,tics 10 rsS live the Union, do not iinN Has Sue'
W.as sill Consult ttlt interest," ''
their pc. sonai h yEor. $780,, s. ,, nj,
sr ir -,ic friend OF the electors OF tHe iCi
,on,J District as is tir P0S, that ui The rieHn"h u"
motto t. the Fights 2f H.e States and e ono" q u
I States and acqursceace in the compromise ,ry,v
i Yours, truly, i'HN''