Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-04
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

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Inc rules having been suspend. d, the House resolved
sell INTO committee Of The whole and took up he hons
stead t.
Mr.. Welsh, Of Maryland who had tic floor from yea,e
day, addressed The committee with much tllqrcnce AZ
npency II" said he endorsed The action of the caucus
Gently held in The Capitol 10 the (u.s, "a: trace
The history oi The establishment of States AMI the a
QUESTION oil additional territory s:ow that system ha
invariably been pursued By Which the Suu, was dtgr:d
from the lime Of The passing Of Tie ordnance Of i1s
down 10 the passage oil the cninprcm.1 ac whose al
sutiUns were thus kept within Prescribed liits Beyond
which they mat not t,Gycl.
The doctIine Of State rights he said amounted Ibis
that slavery is To be protected only exists fc -ai
he would support no man candidate for The Presidenr
who did mol himself To be in favor Of the comlrcW
measures He wen; ON 10 correct statements ihl'
had been made as 10 the numter of members of the "h!
caucus; aid after variety Of other remarks liz pro-
cecdins 10 advert 20 the Christina affair when his hour a
pircd, and the hammer Of liIr Chairman fell
Mr. Johnson Of Tennessee, advocated the cons,i.uoET
Of the bill before the committee ard conended that hO:s
who ma!nainci s consutonaIy had voted tor appfl'
priatiDns OF land which liable The objections
He commended that Congress possessed the power
grant lands that il has 10 appropriate money ard c1nsia
cd the object in increasing territories is the settlement az
cultivation OF land=: having acquired these, became t
duty 0! the General Government settle thc and ,hS
render them productive. fIr insisted that there moths
asraan in The measure under considerations the eiec q
which, he sa would be 10 Increase the revenue b. enao
persons by their Industry 10 pay those taxes 81 pre-
sent il is out of their power 10 do
Having shown that the bill neither uncons!'uioni
nor agarian he went on TO prove that SUBJECT
and concluded By disavowng all idea OF making political
capital by supporting it.
The chairman here stated that the hour having elapc
which debate was limited Mr.. McMuIrn who reported ''
bill. would have an hour during which close the DEBATE
Mr. McMullen took The floor and said the bill h11 ss
SO fully fairly and ably debated that little remained ~
IN say in conclusion He t!en con,rover;ed ti.e rlla'
that had been adtuced TO the unGonsGtiona! q 80
measure.
He commended that Gen. Jackson looked forward ~.
time when the public land should Le considered 'o.
OF public revenue, and Insisted that the tine had P
away whr aris0catic distinctions existed He at'fal IA
opposition 10 the BILL the part OF gentlemen iro'a ~.
States, 10 fear Of losing portion ut their populate fv
il the enrants 10 be benefited by ne rem 70
should be permitted 10 depart! and expressed hs ~
provide nc foreigners who might arrive here, anu 80
was too strongly grounded in the principles OF ChFi= ne
oogy TO dread influx Of Roman Catholics, who Fam.
from oppression 10 country which offers them IA n
which they would defend from the British Lion tt''
again visit hesc shores. ;, ,bs
He concluded BY referring TO the poca, osptc ia
country, and considered the Time which had been me
political dsqnisions deractng from the chaiae f he
country; the time expressing his conVc'lon ~ OF
democrats had the power OF eectiGg for Prs'd a. ,u
their party, and said be would vote for no nan WAY
pledge himself maintuin the cOn5tltuton rd rhs
The committee then rose, The chairman reportsu' "
House adjourned.