Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-09
DEBATEs OF CONGRESS-.

ApRipsMEsT OF THE DEBATE OF CoFoRisa' IRON
1889 TO 1856. BY the su,nor Of "The Thirty Years
View" Vol. VI Nav York: d. Appleton q
Co. 1883.
Tb;s volnms of the valuable compilation OF Col
Rantop cover, one OF the moat interesting periods
in our MISUNDERSTANDING with December, 1917, and
closinp with March, 1921. The Tariff; African slave
Trade: Regulars and Militia of tho Revolutions fu
oiti Slaves and Slavery British West India Tradei
Snsnsh Patriots and Amelia Island; the case OF Johu
Anderson (sttempt to biibe Member OF Congresa;l
zko; Gen. st. Clair Eypatriationi Neutral Re
,atiops; National Flag; Seminole War Spanish Anne
r,osn Provinces; Mathew Lyon lSedit;oD;l Bank OF
limited States; Seamen; West Point; Missouri Ad-
mission of Missouri Maine md Missouri the Public
Lands; Finances; Restriction Of Slavery in Terrific
res Spapish Treaty; Constitution of Missouri Free
Persons of Color; arc among tine many vital quee
tons thoroughly discusse,iembracing the sblest ar
eunent. and the highest authority. This book should
be in the hand. Of all who seek TO understand the
history of the country. The following 10
THR eIXTfENTH CoRGREss, PAINTED BY sEHA.
TOR BENTON
THE act la bill to authorize The President 10 take
posssssion Of East and West Florida, March, 1871
now held by many to be unconstitutional and void was
reported by committee, passed b. Congress, ano
approved by I'm Administration, which were all be
lieved In their day 70 know something about the Con
stitution, and also to care FOR it. The committee
were: Measrs. Jss. Barbour, of Virginia. Nathaniel
Maoon, Of North Carolina Jas Brown, OF Louisiana:
VIM Hunter, OF Rhode Island, and Rufus King. OF
New York, ell Of them familiar with the formation
and adoption Of the Constitution, and ono OF them
mr. Rufus King, member OF tho Federal Ton
venton which framed Il.
The Congress was that Il! ls20-'2l, the first under
the second administration of Mr. Mouroe himself inc
lsst of the revolutionary Presidents. scd In the last
taTrn ri his public onotn tho Seoaio shd i!o House
imr,essve and venerable ircrl the presence o! many
snryiyors OF thu first generation and brilliant with the
appartion OF the young umiusriss OF the second gen
Grafton, then us appearing above the potcai hori'
zop, soon to light up the whole political hrma
rnsnt with the ependora Of their genius, and 10 con
tinua shining in it, like fixed STARE until gathered, in
the lullpess 81 ,ime to rest with Their iathers. 10
nan. some " ou!d LIE 20 wrong others equally Worthy
lees brilliant. To name ~ who shone m tins hrma
snent would be to repeat hi5 Inc whoie ilat OF the
members oil ths two Houses; for e,idcr brilliant or
useful talent pervaded the whole lst-e'-d tao PLAN
get smberl being reaps cabe for The h"eGty OF their
voter and ocsa attention to the business III the ouee
entered tho Senate at that time and felt myself to be
amoog masters Enoss scholar must long remain be-
fore could become a t5a2her-wO"se example must
emulate without the hone Of eucce ssfu imitation
There they day III ami DAY ont nj 'ileir psces
puDetua to every duty, ripe IN wl-d"i .ch IN KNOW
ledge nodsat, vituoue dsc"rous, GeIsrent!ei, ana
wholly intent TE1n the public good. lhere MADE
nv first ACQUAINTANCE with the federal gentlemen OF
the old school, and whis differing from them ON sys.
tens Of policy, came 10 appreciate their high
personal character, TO admire the! finished manners
to recognize their solid patriotism acc"tdIng 10 Their
Views of goveruInsnt and To feel grateful to them "a
the principal founders at our Government, and in all
this only divided asptiments with ibs old rspuoI'
cana oil living on terms Of DnI.JnGl Kindness with
their political Rdversares and with perfect respect tor
each other motives ann opinions thsy are all gone
their bodies buried in the earth their works. buried
under rubbish. aud their Danl-s beginning to iace
from the memory If inan-a and !, tTho stood so fur
behind them in their grent day that praiae from me-
would have seemed impertiuenoe bave become in
sort their hstOliographer and inroducsr 10 The
world.
abridge the debates Of Congress! those debates in
which their wisdom, vrtus modes'y, patriotism lie
buried. resurrect the whole: put them in scene
again on the living stage, every enc GIh Inc Dest OF
his works in his hand labor oi love and pride 10
me- Of ustice to them md, hope, OF utility to many
generations, Such were The two Houses Of Congress
which re.enacteG the Florida Territorial BILL in 1871,
which had been first enacted hy predecessors not esa
in the Orleans Territorial hill Of 1914 and
approved by Mr.. Monroes rsbInet--h chhnet uDsur-
Adams, Secretary cs State William H. Crawford.
of the Treasury john G. CGhonn, Score
tary of War; Smith Thompson. Secretary OF the Ma
Wy Return Jonathan Megs. Postmaster General;
William Writ, Attorney GanerH', and which scls, go
made and 40 approved, .:.- now 10 bn called uncon
stitutiona and void. But they had further approval
to uDd.sgo-one of practice, ni ra1;eved H. received
il from both Houses Of Congress and tr3n The Mon
Administration. and that sitter il vas pitt into op.
grafton by tho rsi Governor c East and West riorl'
ia, commissioned with thu powers OF Captain Gene.
raj and Intendent Of Cuba, uniting in his own hands
the supreme military ,ivlI. snd Judicial functions,
md exercising them when he believed the public
good required it. But ul this hereafter.