Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-15
rwu11IpTy-sEcoND CoNGREss--1sr SESSION.
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1862.
SENATE.
me 'e" House OF REPRESENTATIVES. :,


The Sen HGf rs OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The first business was lhc io''0' - 10Y % '''s '0
Florida rail road Dill. ;,hd.oy h;u ,,o,on n Inv m
VII. moved that the bill be referred TO the commit
"a ~ hoe on the state of the Union he animadVe
ted AT much length the course winch la ue' Iii;
with reference TO bills reported ny m in the calling
Of reports would not be got through win oeioie
He concluded with moving TO lay 'fe OH WIN
the table, and demanded the previous I'm dsfsr
On notion the further consideration ol "io o
red till the second Friday in July. - 80, ;,t,
The morning hour having expired, the house "e"' "
committee VI The whole the state OF Inc Union.
NJ Cabel of Florida who held the floor for YESTERDAY
after abiding the state of parties insisted inal 'e
Marty of the South would not support any lndlSouai
nsi;on is not known who opposed To the COMPROMISE
and who did consider that they were the ma
settlement Of question that had aeated the country ~
adhered 10 the declaration which he made on former oay
,h,, no would support Democratic nominee who was
80 ~, =, ~ thc cmurouses; and ne was satisfied that Is
lh prucple upon which the wings OF tne oont are une
H said if il was the policy of the wing party at the Norn
"a insist upon the repeal Of the fugitive slave aw would
~ 80 ;pI,inrj and in conformity with the principles
bv WHICH he was actuatcd he would not give ms support 10
Gen Scott Hc regretted that he felt conpeir" 10 pusu
his corsr and he equally regretted that tnat oiccI
ha ye ,nwed himself 10 be mscd by the Senator from ne"
YORK and others who would oppose Ia" OF tlie iau
fund the position Of the North 10 be, that Inc fugitive saw
law is NOT one Of the compromises OF the constitution anu
,t nm n onimadvert upon the refusal of Mr. haneui 10
sneak unhesita;ngy The sentiments OF uen oco''
with reference 10 that law ;. :;
that officer elected he would Hahe MS ec,ee.o''
accordance with the views Of those by whoH ne 10 ,u
encel and the consequence Of his election woud DC 10
Mace the country in the hands Of The Free SOL party Al
cr abiding al much length the conduct OF Zen Sco''
who had he expressed himself explicitly, might nave oeen
rlpEantIy elected al least would have Stood 10 rs IA
yorabc position as Mr. Fillmore, and II was impossi0e 10,
him TO obtain any OF the Southern States ne concreu
by inviting the Northern Wings to unite upon The principles
by which the present administration s guided.
Mr. Stuart of Michigan who had the tioor yielded IL 10
The member North Carolina, for the purpose OF ma3ihs
an explanation. = ,u
Mr. Stany of N?rth Carolina, replied to Mr. Cabel
whose speech he said he regretted 10 hear although Ne
thought an advantage the whg party that he had been
inns exnlcit lie asked what Gen. Scott had DONE since
the gentleman from Florida delivered his speech on the 81
FEBRUARY who is Southern man. and ono whom inc ou''
of Islander had dared attack bere and went on 10
fend Mr. Mlngum who during long period, has retained
the confidence Of the people OF the State which ns
ed The fact was he said that the gentleman from 'o
da was determined 10 oppose Cen Scott ana cons1c.e
any declaration on his part as being TOO lac uhd
more from him than AM one else hiaryIanh nc sau, want
ed pledge than adherence 70 .o
and rose 10 explain; but Mr. S;uny would yield the
! floor. :, ,,:u !;
was not necessary 10 denounce every other candidates. ana
hccause the wings choose take Gen Scott, did not io
low that they turn their backs upon VII. Fillmore
He mentioned that Gen SCOTS course had been nheAccP
tionabe unit, he refused write letter Gen. Cnss, MT
Polk and Others he said had refused 70 write letters ana
vet had not been denounced Gen Scott has been Zen
Sco, he said would answer when he shall be called on hy
The Conventions and if he should do he Mr. s., wour
not Weld him his support As 10 platforms he considered
them as all humbugs, and trusted the wing ConSeauo'
would not adopt one; the democratic party III DONG So nc
said had made a coalition with the free sorrs.
HecxprcsScd himself as opposed to coalitions IN every
shape upon which he remarked al some enst ana "en
he considered us neither less than sale oil "itf
men of which in North Carolina they had never been guilty
and as to platforms they not nc said applied to Wash
insnn I'D ms and other Presidents, and were NOT intro
uced until the time Mr. Van Buren, he considered INC
candidates for the Presidency having injured themselves
bv writing letters. He concluded BY referring 10 Inc whi%
caucus 10 which reference has been 80 frequently made ano
by expressing his determination do his duty to the wing
par,Y and 10 the country nj large
ar Shoemaker Of n. y, las obtained the h1or ana Is
proceeding with his opening remarks at the moment OF Clio
sing this report.