Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-04
CoNGREss--,srs EssIo,
WEDNESDAY, ArRIL Is, 1852.

in the military operations 10 California during ,bs
years of l6iG and lSi7. He said he would oiesv
Stale the inducing him TO this motion By ,hls
mornings mail he received letter from Col. Fremont ae
member VI the Senate, dated London April, 49, lS52 in
which he states that on the evening OF the Sth ns he
stepping inoa carriage with his family To visit friend
he arrested by party of Bow officers who we
Of low order rude and nsolrn'; that they accpmna
MED BY Solicitors clerk Of the character No time
allowed him 10 collect niurmiilun or nave intercourse
with his friends; he simply informed that lie vas a.
rested the suit OF unknown parties for the sum OF $50 GO
that he subsequently asceraned that he was arrested
6itics cted with his military operl!Ions IN Caifona
during the years lSi6 and Az he confined un.e,
lock and kept for tweniyfour hours, and subjected
the most exo'hitant cNtriions.
He also says that he will be compelled 10 mlina!n eS
pcnsye las suit employ solicitors gnd able counsel and
through all the anxiety delays and Incd. expenses he
law o! pay $4,000 liz further says he has reason oe
icye this su will hr followed by many Others arps
vonL his acty give security, hus pernanen
" cndanseng lis personal liberty Mr. g. said ne had reason
1, eyc tia. his whole pr0ceedinsas unusual amt such
as could have happened 10 an Enslstn ui chhacer
and that il is considered by American citizens resident
London conversa: with the circumstances, not oniy
rage 10 Col Fremon, but dsrrspec'fu 10 our governments
Ne was requested by Col Fre,rnt bring the subject
the notice of Congress and in doing So he made ths appe.
y The Senate IKE up the bill he had mentioned
The bill va. then taken up 80
Mr.. Shields pointed out several deiects 10 inc oiHas
stood and then The bill recomnnted 10 the Com
mcc military aiiIis.
On motion Of llr. BrIdhead the Senate then TOO. Up The
resolutions upon non intervention.
Mr. Cooper addressed the Senate in revue" OF e speeches
of Mr. Bell ard iI. Soe upon this subject ne aictet
that Repubicans" vas NOT crushed rrranen'y Earope
but wUl! TIE proper lime "hc nc was opposed
TO the amendments proposed By Mrssrs. Seward and Cass
lie saw no..ny Objectionable in the resolutions OF Nj
Clarke vet he thought the wsest policy would Dc TO s
norhng al all either ore way Or The ether
Mr. Wade got the oor AMI the subject was postponed XII
tonorrow week
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE ltr.fRESENTAllN Is.
Mr. Ods OF Ohio muvtd 10 suspend the rules cnab:
him 10 submit resolution calling upon The President for IL
formation relative 10 Mexican claims and as 10 lie reason
for de,rring the trial Of Dr. Gardiner for having deau4s
the government ana in relation 10 other subjects CONNECTED
thercwh; which was objected 10 By Mr. BrooRs OF New
York on The ground that Judicial Investigations are being
proceeded with
Mr. Woodward OF c. moved 10 suspend tie rules for Tie
purpose OF submitting resolution directing the clerk q
procure revolving chairs Tor The members UT sahy o.
ected the suspension of The rules, considering ehoe:
as already in sufficiently revolving position
Mr. Jones of Tenn moved that The rules be suspente.
and that the House go committee on the special order
and there not being quorum voting, The yeas and nay!
ordered and The motion was useea 'o!eas 'o' nave
The House then resolved itself into committee M
state of the Union, and tuck up the homestead bill
Nj Brown Of Mississippi who had The iio"r, spoke
favor of the principle vi The bill. Tie government OF Il:
United States he said, Tie largest land owner in IL (
world and Congress had from lime time disposed OF III
public lands in various ways, and with geneea approval
This being the case and there being no question as 10 MI
powc of Congress- main, that there nothing
cons utlonal in the bill before the committee The h he
considered ony eXpcdcnI but as calculated In va
rous ways which he alluded 10 promote The genera
welfare.
He expressed himself in OF that policy which would
people the pubic donain and give homes 10 the homeless
and !nsianccc himself proof Oi what may be done by
and industry being the OF squaiier and
having f<cu through Offices 10 bc Governor VI
,lis. --,ppl aud stpJt there tie defender Of tie bill
III. Then alluded the original bill, under which after
five settlement the land might into IN" hands Of
spectators might be taken 10 satisfy The cI1is Of
creditors: whereas 10 III" substitute which he pr"posc tie
Iyht q, o,cuancy wuI; he retained Tor unlimited time
4, tltfi I,r rama
hus prrEclUan, he EXISTING pIr-rmpun ia" he con
c!rcd by cn'onnG HE friends OF The bill ag''ns the insi
diols action %! its opponents by wich II might Dc enact
e. rdirnlaas or b. destroyed.
Sir Psracr Of indiana went a; some length in" de'nI
lion his pUs.:.Jn with e!e;c"c" 10 he recent "hiS eau
Gus, winch he said called l;rEey TO determine upon Inc
time ara place If the cctug u the said convention he
disagreed nom w Stephens MS 10 the want OF 'e'ethh
The North, Ia maintain the cunsuutlon bht c"!hc
with him in s objections |" lie actlun ot c'nVehta'
and r is part said h would vote Tor no nan as re
scnt who iruG 10 tie compromise he "or('e1
Tie bill an: the substitute and Said when Inc proper Tine
arrived he should move 10 iclr iHc subject 10 >tct con"
iticr with instructions bring IN ball lh!iin. The sa
public lu:.d persons who would maze Jah rs To The
intuition become settlers who should be charge
twenty acre. aud that all such lands ia are o.
disposed o! expiration OF five years sla! revert
the States in which they are suatei-twn'hrds 10 he DIV
20 Sed vi FOR the support al common schools aud lie tealt
ns one third bestowed The Colonization Society IN
bea Tor the purpose Of removing the free blacks from TN
country.
Mr. Mi!sna of virsaia said lie should not make al
uson 10 the presidential election, but should conne him
SELF exclusively bill before The committee ami the
sagrs OF constitutional law. Ii only recently that tie
could bring himself bec.c advocates Of the III.
in earnest and which he deemed 10 involve plain and IA
grant violation of the constitution and contrndrd hat
The Gencal Government had right appropriate tie pub
lie ldns for what might be deemed 10 be generally hcrccl
lad right appropriate their proceeds for the establish
al national tank for promoting Internal improve
menfs.
He dcnc that the government Is the proprietor oi tie
public lands but that they sill belong The United States
and Insisted that appropatin2 the public domain. in III:
manner proposed, woud be equivalent 10 levyng ar 10!
the benz iii OF the homeless and The destitute After
n"nIiHg upon the that had been aduccd in
of the ball aud cXioing lis views very fully conclude!
ny animadvcrg upon the absuGity Of attempting P'o
vide in he manner proposed oT the sGpeIpu population
of the country and insisting that the paid b. Inst
aintcd 10 BY M Smith yesterday is evidence Of tic
prosperity and wealth Of that State.
The cOmiTrc then
Dir. Florence presented report OF tho General Assembly
Of Pcnnsy vnniI, which referred the COMMITTEE
Patents The House h"n adjour.cd.