Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-25

Fp,pAy Drcraprs 10, 1851.

SENATE.
81, Hunter present. :. the credentials OF John J. McRac
ESQ acpuiuted the Governor Of Mississippi es senate
10 III the vacancy occaspncd by the resignation oi JeieIs'
+; DAVIS. Mr McRae appeared and was sworn. r
Ir. Mile. gave notice c OF, making appropriations ~
the Improvement Of rivors and harbors
NJ. Hunter ;neycd and the portions OF the message 0 ~
President referring 10 finance naval affairs military ahi1rs
r.egn relations and public lands were referred ~ TIC Se'
cral committees those SUBJECTS. . :,
The l,n, resolution from the House regulating the bind
! ing OF certain documents taken up and passed
THE cJaPRnhIsE MEASURES.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration OF th
resolution declaring tie Compromise acis definite settle
Gcrt Of tie SUBJECT ul slavery.
! Mr Foot. resumed his remarks After gain stating ht
objects of the resolution he examined the objection mace
,ii ad,ssiun OF California, laat prohibition oi slavery
being her constitution her admission was IN elect S
the Himot prorisn had bccn adopted ie cout
how the division Of California by the ins o 80 urs
SO min woulJ alter the question: she Were ndHru WIN
her present constitution the Nnot provisn would De q
much enacted thereby whether her southern boundary war
ie Missouri compromise line moi. The adoption oil thh'
line pass tic Nllnot prorso upon all territory nof
| Of it.
II. next referred to the objections mado the territorial
bills and cvidnce that those bills were not o'I"cioao
that his late colleague had voted for thcn and every
other southern Senator e%ceit Two.
He did not consier that the mputa,on unon the Pfes-
Zen" that he had appsRe! The territorial Judges because C. use
South was Ilsi or well founded He read letter from
Judge H,kcr, Z" New Mexico 10 sho" that no Such n'In
entertained by those nd.es "a Ind been stated
He rad from speech uf the Senator from South Caro-
!na r RhG) delivered the close Of the last seS
slon a, showing that that Scmator had then declares
Congress hid no power 10 pass the saGlve Save IA"
ard ts,lt that las unconstitutional. he cumlncrd
yy uily on this spccch and said that the Senator id done
more than any ether 10 build rp party So took h%
ound that ha; law was unconstitutional ana SHOULD oa re-
pCIlG!.
The Senator had openly avowc himself scccssonst and
d,uniunist The Senator nm enemy 10 his country
cncr his Government an enemy 10 the blessed lnon
lie lM f. would have dared to utter such dccllra
ton vail. ,oliing in the Senate While TIE oai
which he had taken rcnaiued his conscience his ongu.
wu have become aray he were 10 utter hat tie "as
4 t-unlpG!st.
lie then read from several speeches made br the Senator
,.n Souh Carolina, different tines as showing that the
views q! that Senator entertained BY him
oay previous 1886 and that long previous TO ha! year he
mad been in lnvy U resistance and had dcciEcd Tor himself
and his constituents uny adjustment or comPfonte prefer
ring d!sunun
Mr. r. again reviewed the Of the Senator from
South Carolina al The Nashville Convention, and after his
return 10 South Carolina.
lie or FL agreed with Jackson that n,osraLie oppres-
sion only would Justify rcsstunce TO ls GeGetai Govern
He ALLUDED TO the sytualy between .nc a5ol!,nasts and
the doctrines Of secession Tue late SyFa-
c"ss Conren'o" had e.ia'ed much sympathy with IEelr
;j:a;c.r!gi's brotterssof South Carolina.
The u"Icct O the ;isln0ns;s IN get the Southern
States III cnm'tted in favor OF Secession In ttr tat
;n they got one State to sccede the other Snu9rn States
could no! nnnct they having recognised The g The at
Hc referred Jcr,sIn, BIroJu, 1Iad;s,n Eu,ne RIM
dylp Crawford, and pvndrx!er, "a having 4" ~"
EXIST nc. of a"y Institutional right oi SECESSION a quo
~pn # living, would not recognize a. Democrats iny
yn1 cla! themselves such lie would not recognize any
secession D:m,cat5 any fc-eaers bur with an lndg
a flown, would drive the reptiles iron !' presence IL;
also read achsous message tc decardn at every
hazard and By every sacrifice :e Union must be preserved
wnul be, despite all thai a2ons:s mag attempt o' 60
10 the contrary. ~
lie again referred the speech Of M Ric in Charea-
.oa and read Scycrl! from H. IL cwet particular
Is ,,gs III. ,.craraon therein made by ihc Senator who
t-g i.r words oi Henry exclaimed, "wc musi ii5at Hc
,iurt ;.!o$c wo:d ii.l. have meaning IN them In
ryne=ion with point he also read report lately MADE
u ,r nGe, e.: which COW under contract t' be
mace for South Curunl
H. thought tie Senator was utterly mistaken in saying
that majority u the people O: Sorh Carolina were in IA.
| :or oi secession arh GisuniJn.
He recognized the Compromise as no Whis measure II
received larger Democratic than Wing vote II was neither
IL Wnia Democratic measure, but n truly nailon-
! ans. Cuioi- preserving measure.
asked senate tnie ren"n'tou; i
was hl.aiy desirable and proper that II shou! pass
4! Mr. Houston got tic AJor, but yielded II 10
Mr. t;ici, who desired 10 make explanations; and
Ihcn, tnc Senate adJuurnrd