Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-18

burdens placed nron the pCopl. witt Hr "''r's mt.
But this cannot BIZ Sd if the gcntcr IL - 70
our power 10 withhold appropriate. ..., III tren-
ties He will vote agaills, il; and il r ,st ma
jorty TO vote with him. uoappropri:t"m vii! be made,
no burden will be placed upon the people, and our
Lui,i upon the lH'h.' purse made Eut Il
maj0rity cf " vc -" L, then the burden upon the
people VIA he imposed by ;hcr own representatives,,
and the pgr'tc Tnr9c wi hc op-el. voluntarily by
those to whom il: is scoilsli,itionully intyus;ed
liut Will the gentleman cay that by the negotiation
vi this trcuiy We pat u!trr moral co>iIaiui,
SORT of duressto pay iht i0ney! We would have
been under greater cJ,s!!aiut ii the he
teuils for had been pursued suppose the President
had come here, ana asked u. IN advance, 10 apprn-
pratc 2GUa, QUO TO enable him 10 negotiate with Mex.
leo III respect 10 the subject embraced i'll This treaty:
does any doub; thai We would have made tile ap-
propr1ation!
suppose we had, md the President had used it,
lie probably would have done would we not in that
ease been under more coIs:riimt tan We are now
Tie argument then would have bccIl Two millions are
gone and YOU had better appropriate the rest, or YOU
lose the two millions. But now we can reject the bl
without, t as the money 5 cDnccrncd losing ny-
thing doubt the propriety except in cases oi ne.
ccsstyaiid this has proved not to have been onc-oi
making appropriations in advance. y majorlsy ol
the two houses might make Gn appropriation TO eul-
bic the Prcoicm to negotiate "a treaty, and thea II
might moi be ratified BY twu-thirds Of the Schultz
We hnd better et the treaty irst, and make the up
preparation aticrv ards.
Mr.. Chairman. in this cOuucXlun beg to say that
in Ely Opinion, il would be yer" bad practice i"ruilS
rIc.ilu t. communicate with this House III advance
in .ucc, ., tIc uc,,uriutin Of treaties OF all The
bodies i'll tho world it is lcnst suited Tor 1t ana 1t
though; the Trainers uI the constitution In most ne
gottns secrecy is necessary rs Ia the character aio
~ Ia ,,Ln,n,. 81 - .-,n:iu,nu ui,b he fatal 10 il.
,,,.,.t 80, f,r ;,s,nm,,' ,ybrrr unniEcr nation LaC
lis eye upon the object, with Il view Ia It's h'
annicn inr themselves "r where several other ma
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" "'it " t. H. S.,,.', ,,.,,r,,, L., -. scrr,ts
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i. wa '%a ''''Se :''.:"'S SUM- ''' ;n,, nh n..i.
,: ' w. . ,'' ,".;, ,,,o- ,I,n,. ava ,n,lc y,
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sli''t t'l'l " "''.'rt 'l.it M"' " D'' i Tr
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c'.' vi winch "ni't p' w ;" NM e'i wv ~ M H. T.
private lic' To WnIch mos" "' lis must oe e"'''''''
LOOKING. :,
Mr.. Chairman. We arc in troubled times. Inc erc"
prwCTSu Europe are ai war. We niSht 10 ne clr'
cumIspcct III respect 10 oar "rcign affairs. Let uH no
take step, by endorsing ihc views ni tue EehtShn'
from Missouri, which would imply tih pupicI's
ought Ia hr gwen l" tiir Steps taHch Ill me "'uh"S
m"nt "i thcm unless we moan l" Put ourselves ~ ''''
greatest P"sriuit disadvantages "i'ics7 We ica'' I"
us" IL ilsur" whici 10 IN: h'iho' u :" I =.
"u' 10 pay al c'lr"S WIN cur H""S I'' ','" - o IN
o"ari, lnr c'crSpo"! ~ '"oA II, ""'i an "'t
payer" nave t"'" "',i'!' .''scts nm .''' ~ n,i
we can pa! e"c w '',., T | =; w., ,,,nn,,.
p'''cr ""StIr ~ Ill., ,,,;ncs ,r;iI il,
iilrhi "l oui '"!c'T" "''"I'e 10 - ,. ,ia, a.
sure L" q" TOWARDS us uo !" ',',.
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pi"t"H ""E"'.n'''S' ""-': i ~ ~. .'' :" ~: Ii, ;'''
llic cons !".h r ''"., >. i,L ;,
.,h,' "' "'"' W. i'''S i 80, ~ niaI f,r ,L,. NJ,
max" u pnr'ia"c' We '''' I'''''' W NV, wv Wv ~
preparation ai''r ''o "c"i T. WIN i:'; ~ @ @
H"h'" ih," - II" '''i -tii ~, ',. =!
Pf"ptihI" III nI> ANY,, tt '",t' % ~ ;i t,h, ;n.'
n"%"lia'I"n II "r ""n' '.';''- :, ;II " tIn,,
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, .,l., @ ,'',' t. T'' ,iJ .II ,iJ iii I,uT,s n.
% .''' s'. a,'''', ,.. hm, I yrn,,jJ ma, flln,x
h' m' hi;'Ii,. wnnII rut dn ,yhnt ,yos tiarruu,ly
, h,,t would I,,,.r +, n lnr,,r extent tu tw6
;I,;rJs ,C the senate and the President. who have the
r;r,,., r.nys ri information through the missions
(which ;I,e constitution give. linn authority 10 inst;
,,, In nj, thr. think IS. have sufficient security
= rni,.t M invasion n; thc ri :hiS n IN" people, with
,rf INSISTING upon knowing everything IL respect to
'' va. ,"n';, T,;,,,' u.s., az :r. i" ,JvamTn
"i u - -, Ln .rnno.,d ,hot ,Lcrc j. somcihinr ne.
i;nr ,bn,, , .rnot, ac,y,irp,, territory which re.
; ,i, ,L:S U,u... onoht In unrrirpnin in taking
;;,;a,;,.n .,.,Y,l. ;ts urrui,;,i,u There il mo.
i ur ''i''''t''v ,,; nrnn.,. o,v sncI, nr
.r,nr,, or, ,,.cs in v.h;rb yc m,Irht ncurrr
,n.. ,:,bou ,b,. .,on,r,,;1,, ,,f t'nu
@ i, niynrc, M subsr,,cnt IN il, ncrna.
,;r ,uI r.ti,ica,iou Supn,s. in time of war wc
S''o"!H ;"u'i| .nnt, -; ,,,. :, ,%n,ii t r,o;,nJ.
cS''.'i''' ~ - ,, h,. II ,,rr;,,,ry v.II ~,
u. ~, o',,'r'L -, IN L,;,u;,,. nnJ srnnr.c il,
;.L. os ,ycrn ,l,.r,. my rr,visjnus in the r.nty
r,n,,irn,, LEGISLATION 10 execute them: can ANYBODY
LII, .L.,, ,r ,;,lc ,rouId hc ncrrrt whout unv me-.
,;, ,ri,o,,,.r nm tho n,rt uf Cnunr.s.y
Witt L,. surrrsrt ,u,. ,no,t in this lchatr IN that
,Ia r,",.Ion,om f,,n Missouri; Of nil men, should
n bnra hrf,r,. this Jlous. and contend TINT terri
% ~. L ,.ou;r,.L Ly ,r.o,y ,v;thout tbn ounro.
~; C,n,,r,ss !, uI;sn.n' Wby sir hrnn.n
w. hn,. in,r nrc when the n;,n.xation of 'rexns was
racc,cd I u.as one of thos. who maintained from
,hn h,.rnipo TINT the proper mode of admitting a
mry Stat.-nnl of acquiring little strip of territory
rested with the Congress of the United States: that
II diJ NOT hrlnnu 10 the rrarv>maknr bower MAIN
,,;mnd nt n,sitiuu in somewhat rarrfllv-prcparcl
sn,nrh | told Mr. Tvlrr and Mr. Calhoun that such
,, ,;,;on wLem thcv wrr CONCLUDING the trra.
-, Ib yus rejected The bower in TINT ease is Civ
80, IN Cnr,rnss Under thnt clause of the constitution
:.;,,,. .. 2,u,r,.s u,,rcr IN udnt ucw State, into
H.. I.r;nr
' ~ . ,,,, ,,,o,, ,l,, ,,;,,;nn of thr rcutlc-
,t t, Nm; lie insisted in that extreme case
man lroh 'iiS' .I i, ,,,n, =, ,L Ln.I. of
III PaciUs me power ~ w Nv , ,, @
the frcatv-laKinG hu'n"' iie '',i,
q case for ncgOtiati0n. lie complained Hehcmohtly
that commissioners were not sent ~ lcIas ana AlcX-
ca To settle the crs of admission and nix the b"u-
,Iari.s Sir believed Il: that time, and the republic
cun members OF Congress believed, that the proper
, ''' ~; L.;uo;,,, nm irJ.urud.ut rruubl;c into the
~I.. ~ " - 60, ,,,. L, ,L,. mint u,tinn of the two
Lhioh ~ 'n'"'o ~ I'. ,h;; .lnuso ,f tbn cnn.,,u
houses "i loilEirsn "''', .''.' ~ VI @ N W.
ton proTniihg l"f me "''iicS','' vi ~" "" ~
believed that IcXns WIS an independent fcpuDlc WIN
Err boundaries Iirtucd-wti boundaries which had
I.o, ,roiutaiu,I uyiulatc for ten wears. But the
,n,lnuun from Missouri at that time n member of
.;o S,u,,. moir,u;urI ychcmcntv that il should be
made a mu,trr of negotiation. And subsequently,,
wien war broke out between this country and McX
h,. insisted thar IL lnl nil