Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-19
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TrrsDar, MARCH lG, 1852.


The Iowa Rail Road Land Bill was taken u2 AMI
Mr. sumner addressed the Senate in airport Of the 5l
DR. Bell Offered ~ amendment, proviin. that tie ln:5
10 DC selected under the amendment OF Mr. Undvrwo ha
re IL the Territories, AMI no, in The States.
Mr. und"!"o,'s amendment, gran,na Is 100000 j acrrs
4" the old States, I" BE- so! by thea tho proceeds
applied to PURPOSES IT ntcna Improvement, WAS rejected
yeas Is Eays -
Mr. G:ysr offered amendment requiring tho reserve.
lands ~ be offered at SALE and not he liable private en.
try which, after dcba'" was".rcc! 10 yeas 81, my56.
Mr. bri:hc"d hcn ocrc. substitute for the who'll. bill!
being bill Gaco2'i"; II" prise a" 'i.e pn5c lands. Tns
un,erwood rrodtc!L pa;cc, Zones, Mingum and ON re
III. amcnGn.ca; withdrawn.
MI! Da:ts sail inaI he wond 60, this bin bat I'D not
desire 10 be understood ny i5"s! committing hin=,.
N favor Of aIi Tie many as9n5 .! sina;
pnting before Congress b. which nc understood thirty
millions Ct aces Of l!ni were T. ae granted away.
After some further remarks by M.ssrs Doucl,. avis
and thcti, The bill ordered b. eagrosscd for q third
reading. he Senate then adIo.rnrd
HOUSE or REpRE> ENTATIvES
The House resolved itself into committee il,r Meade
Inc chaD and Mr. Houston called for the dciciency BILL
Nj H'iyer OF Geo, commenced speech Of purely p,
.;'Ica character.
ar. Bro ks Of Nov York, called the attention OF ,a
chairman 10 III" ru!c VI tt" lJ-" whc! requires that me
hers shall con!fc themselves wien spaahu. 10 the suti
ls.itinlair'y under di-cr'sson
Tic chairman dcchici ,t lie Srrtiam1n from Cieorrl
%hs II oder . IL was TIC custom Of ha House 10 perm
The course lie was pursuing.
hr Brooks appealed against this d5csor and Mr. Eyau,
Of No. endsasored 20 obtain The oor On: the chairman ID
cdcd That there could be debate the Judgment Of the
chair was sustained ~ vote 81 19to62
ar ti!!vcs resumed and after stating that in the Unr
party OF Georgia there 10 lie 70 - one free a.,
one ato.i'ion!s one Tor projections for internal
improvements but thai all arc for tic strict Observance
5ia'cs lie @cat - vaican il. POSITION aud 10 sho
that il acted consistently md that members were ac,
ted BY love Of country He thea adver,d the conr-c
pursued in Georgia, consequent upon tie admission Of Cali.
icrna and the passing OF the compromise nlensures md
read extracts 'o pagers that are The organs Of the Stat
Rights party published before the Georgia c0nyenon ns
EemlIgu nj
the dissolution OF the Union coasul!nalion deyous
TO be hoped for.
He expressed himself In favor nf the Union party Joining
the Democratic patty and sending delegate the CONVEX.
ton OF Georgia He reviewed tie Of parties in En-.
ropes declared the institution Of slavery be perfectly
cure; ard sad there must b. something wrong in M,essch
sets, when they had 10 pass law IN favor Of the ma
of white men with cnlsred women.
Mr.. Glddinss OF Oho followed and spoke at some length
With reference 10 the compromise measures; and 10 what
gentlemen were pcdsing themselves who supported il NJ!
which, he said, The people Of the Northern State. woai
MT carry out He had given notice of bill n; the
mencemcnt OF the session. but which he been
get before the House, AMI contcnded that Tho et.c, Of
compromise measures was perpe,aatc the slave trade
against which ne should always continue opposed.
Mr. Jackson Of Ca entered into defence Of the STATE
Rights party ri Georgia. and expressed his conviction tia,
the effect Of the compromise measures vas to exclude sI
Tey from the new acquired Territory The result tia:
tie people OF the South were dissatisfied; but secession
that he said, was another question. As the abuse {
"hch his colleague. Mr. Hyer md spoken that "a. use!
by Mi parties: against alt parties and votes in Cca.ess
hcd been used for the purpose OF mis:eprescntl ton lie
indicated the State he represents from the charge OF dis
union, ard contended that the provisions of compromise
measures notwithstanding tber operation regard. nc"
Territories should be faithfully carried out, he DEFENDED TIC
conduct of Gov Mcdonald when presiding the Geoe
Convention the proceedings Of which Afterwards t'
approved OF by the people Of Georgia
Mr. Orr Of South Carolina, said ne had with Cover
nor Mcdonald last summer, who himself .o"
y possible against the proceedings and policy OF so4'
Carolina.
Mr. Jackson resumed and maintained tho right OF star'
to srccde whenever their interests and secn!ty require
and that the people Of Georgia; however they nigh DC oI
posed to secession, when it should be deemed n.cess1
would 60 for II, and that when sufficient cause existed a
they were called upon by other States 10 co So they "o
respond.
The commiltc then rose. 49,.
The House then adjourned without adopting any resolution