Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-12
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Mr.. ltnsk introduced il bill granting further fine
The creditors ul Texas 10 present their claimI.
The motion 10 print thu Presidents message AZ,
The accompanying documents bciu. siiIl pending
Mr.. C"liaIn-r sahl when lI; begun his term Of scr
wee III !h" semi" he entertained II conviction Iia
questions pertaining la the business before Iln; bod,
were the only Legitimate Subjects ui Discussion. bu
H. IuuI found that others. nl,ir and cSprrI,nr, So
majors, held 4 different opinion. They thought ih,r,
we're more important duties lrvolving upon then
than listening Ia petitions. and r,'lrrssing the grirv
tIcrs. and "nnriiug the Inws for the government al
the people, and they undertook 10 guide and prepare
The public mind. His own opinion YVES tn" public
mind should prepare Itself, aud not receive lis ,Iirrc
ton from thr debates az notion oi either House {"
Congress.
IT,: Thought these bodies should rather lie the "lI,
81 public senti!n"u! tllan the formers al il, Tor that
vas. III Tact, transforming The Srilaio from II l."gi-ia'
tive Assembly into an arena al political debate. liut IL
~r,.rnrd he WE entirely mistaken in his ideas, Tor II wa
not ior 4 mnnon to be- supposed that the practice I"
all these old aud experienced SENATORS WAS tnInlr'
upon an erroneous Theory. lie would confess all h'
previous vicwa were completely overturned hr his
rNprrirncc here. He iuumd that on those question,
which Were before Congress ~ proper subjects al de-
bate II :o"k Il very ialitldIna|lau range. Much thai
was SAID here WAS not said IN pr"iucr effect on tn,
minds II inrinbrrS, or with tn. rXlt"tali"m 81 chang
iHy their votes. hut speeches we're nude l." nsr u com
mon plru-r, 'inr huncnuh.'
lnasmucli H. this was the cn.o, al. parties mucl
Irarfiripni- IN these discussions. Ii wsud he IDLE Ion
anybody L. attempt Ia elevate himself hh"vr fh- cur
rent al 'Irbnt-. ~ 1t prnrrr,lrd from day Ia day
When he heard the annual message I'll the President
r.a! the other day, he thought s"Hie parts Of II wrr,
ia rather bad tnstr, but that wn- not II mniirr Tor tie,
SENATE IL complain o!-hg">hh"N.
The asper.i"iS whicli the President east upon ih'
p.npirn nj The Northern States VIII" voted tor Ih" Re
publican party srcin IL have been dictated 10y I'm I'M
potent sort ui range, worthy "i 10 particular impor
lance in themselves considered; but coming ~ Ii-,
hn rr c,Hh'dIt from the hIglrGst Executive officer I"
thu nation, they deserve some remark.
Mr.. C"llaincr quoted from the Presidents message
those passag,.s charging the republicans with being
IEilaruri with n desire T." chang domestic institutions
existing III the States, saying the Trrs!dcE: iIniui'r
I.lS: Jrci"nSrs 10 them. and had further charged ihhi
they seek an inject wIrlciI they well knew to Lr rev"
iutiun.ry. and that with this knowledge, aud fully
aware ui the consequences winch must result from
their action. they rrrlcHvnrei Ia prepare the pcnpI.
at Tia. United States Tor civil war by DONG every
thing in their power fo deprive the constitution am
laws at moral authority, aud 10 undrrmiI" the fabric
Of ll. Union. And u little further nI the President
Ep"@" "l nn '"t'emrt Of u portion "i tho States, by n
sectional or.hniHrII"n, 10 u-nrp control uf the gov.
crnmcnt at the Gnitrl States"
Mr.. C"llaucT regarded these grave and very scri,
vns Chnrgrs ~ being nnwarrart"i by tn" facts, and
he prur.',l,ni - give u history ni slavery in coiincc.
ton with the administration Of ihis government, from
lis foundation to The prrsrn: MISUNDERSTANDING that
Ilr power al Congress, which Is now questioned, Ia
prohibit slavery III the territories, had always been
exercised until u very recent period; and tha:, will
very lew exceptions, here was never any QUESTION
~ ~ their right /" rNrrcis" it,. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Smith, al Team, III rrpiyin. Ia MIR. Campbell
al Ohio, and Mr.. Sherman, said II they had c"niiner
themselves Ia making excuses for their defeat II,
w"uli ri have though; proper {" respond. They la,
charged on the Democratic Vgrty the entertaining I"
| different sentiments in different sections Of the Union
| Iiul Ibis was ga silly il amounted la nothing in the
public mind. lie saw in Mr.. S!Irrinan's speech m If
fort l." unite all The opposing elements, North ant
South, against Democracy in the neat Presidential
election. lie saw II back down from ali the position.
heretofore taken hy the republican party in Tie liuuss
r"!a;jv" Ia The question vi slavery. Bat the sriIciIG
will not succeed.
The other gentleman lNir.' CamphriJ hal state,
| HAT the great evil of the Nebraska hill and thu rrVra
NJ III" Missouri Compromise, and the policy of III,
prescott administration, had been condemned y tire.
hundred thousand VOTES. ~, tar from this, - he pro
cc.dr,l 10 show, they have been overwhelmingly a'
prnved. The people OF the country, he maintained,
are opposed to soctionali>m, ~ wGs s'Iown III the result
q. the Presidential election. As To- Mr.. buchanan
principles they ARE "inb'm!iri IN The resolutions u! Tie
National Democratic Convention.
The Ilnus. her. proceeded Ia the consideration rt
The spccinl order MIR. Wliiii"ld's case -ani r"r"i'si'
,lrred the vote by which The House, "I Monday
week, refused that hc be sworn in ~ II delegate !:'ii
Kansas. The vote stood III, against los.
Mr., Grow moved tins whole question br referred t1
the COMMITTEES uu elections. The vote was negative,
by seven majority.
The oath was then ordered tn he administered; 10y
II vote of III. against liS.
Mr.. Whitfield then advanced and tool; ia" oath to
s;I,pmri the Constitution of The. United Siat's.
MIR. Cainph,l! Of Ohio. from The r"runiii"" "t
ways rnrl m,.rnr, reported bills making nppr"lIit
tinn- Tor the support Of the Military Academy, an'
ilr. payment nf Invalid Pensions.
The House, then adjourned.