Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-15

that the Republican party wish 10 keen II an
of the Union.
Mr.. II. read extract, from Republican papcn
to show that the purity had some time sincs. .ir
tcrmncd TO oppose the admission o! Oregon. ipI
the purpose oi excluding the vote OF that STAT,
in case the election Of the next President shall
be thrown into the Ilo's" lie then referred Il
the opposition Of Republicans to the admission
of Oregon on the ground that It's constitution
refuses TO put the ncsro"n an equality with tho
white man.
Mr.. Stanton. Of ohio horc the gentleman
wishes to correctly represent this side Of the
House:
Mr. Hughes will let the Ncw York rri
bupe do that.
Mr. Stanton. Wrprcier TO do that ourScivc,
Mr.. Hughes continucd lis remarks, and con-
tended that the population Of Oregon i> >';fii.
cient to cntitlc it 10 admission.
Mr.. Nichols, Of Ohio dcnicl pc,ti"civ that
the Republican party mad cu'no 10 any formal
determination concerning the admission Of Ore
gon Ii was better To await the votes oi that
party before accepting the paragraphs OF sen
sation writer's. He rcpifliate,i the idea Of the
admission oi Oregon being Imaic party gucs-
ton. After having received authority from
Congress 10 frame constitution, the pcapic "i
Oregon had expressed their desire TO enter the
Union aud yet gentlemen objected on the
ground OF an insuliicicncv Of population He
could never subscribe 10 such doctrine In
no case hal Congress ever insisted Gn IN arhi-
lrtry rllc in reference ID the standard OF popu-
ltiun but had exercised il. nwn discretion.
Mr.. Granger Of New York. opposed the nd.
mission OF Oregon in a characteristic speech.
lie said the administration had raised an agI-
tation in reference To kanS;,S and had almost
ruined the Democratic party; il the admins
tration wished further agitation tie rcpubli'
cans were willing to wait upon it. lie would
pass by the question Of population. but must
express his strong opposition 10 that provision
in the constitution which allowed unnatural
lied foreigners to vote: and also To the clause
which prohibits negroes >niEG IN the courts. -
These two provisions he thought were N yloIa-
ton Of the constitution OF the United states
and he appealed TO his friend from Georgia
(Mr. Stephens who. like himself. was reared
in the old Wing faith TO join him in sustaining
the constitution. Laughter.
Mr. MAYNARD. OF Tenn. said he was always
glad to see new States entering the MON. and
happy To vote for their admission. lie hopc1
this Government would continue In expand
until the whole continent would come under
that race to which we belong. But there Were
features connected with the admission Of Ore
gon which were Objectionable to him. and he
wished the bill amended. when he would
cheerfully vote for IT, In The first place hc
did not think Oregon had the requisite popU
laton, and in the second place nc objected 10
the clause ri her Constitution giving aliens J
right to vote.
lie regarded this as violation OF the Const-
tuition OF the United States in recognizing as
citizens persons not regarded such by The
Constitution. He dilatcd upon this theme de
fning the privileges Of citizenship and c0ntcn-
ding that it was highly dangcrous to extend
them to aliens who had not undergone the
probation OF naturalization.
The House then went into committee of the
whole and took n recess until p. NJ.
Eruiag .>ession-M. kcim made speech
in favor Of the protection of coal and iron.
Mr.. Taylor. OF Louisiana spoke IN favor oi
the acquisition Of Cuba.
Mr.. Abbott spoke against the acquisition "I
Cuba and acains, the repeal of the fishing
bountics law.
Messrs. J. jackson and FarnSworth spoke on
the subject Of party politics.
After other speeches. the House adjourned
FRIDAY. February Ii, 1919.
SENATE.
Mr.. Seward called mp the case Of the lrdIina
Senators lie described the question aS oiic
founded in q principle oi transccndant iin-
portancc The State Of Indiana is now unrep-
resented and misrcprcscntch in the senate Of
the United States. He denied that the decision
of the Senate iS absolute and irrcversihe. lie
could not conceive how Senators can maintain
that decision of the Senate j. an irrcvcrSahic
Judgment. and ne took issue with those who 50
maintain The ScnatcS action Is legislative.
not judicial Hence il is not final, hit subject
To reconsideration.
lie then proceeded TO demonstrate that the
Senate is bound 10 give the Indiana case re-
consideration. and that the State has Just
right to be heard 10y those men whom She ha'
chosen TO represent her, for she has entrusted
her case neither TO him (Mr. Seward nor To
the Senator from Illinois, Mr.. Trumbu'l.l but
only on them.
Mr. Bright said he had wished To make n re-
piy, but his friends had advised him TO leave
the case OF himself colleague in their hand'.
lie would seek another occasion IL reply.
4 good deal Of incidental discussion arose
whether the vote to lay the matter on the table
should be equivalent 10 the final decision Of the
case. At length the vote was taken on the
new motion that il do lay on The table. which
was carrici-yeas 80 nays Do III" latter be-
ing the full republican vote.
The private calendar was then postponed I'LL
tomorrow, and Mr.. BENJAMIN proceeded 10
make speech in favor of Cuba.
Mr.. Benjamin spoke Of the Importance Of
the considerations involved in thi, question,
and said that lie should be compelled TO glance
RAPIDLY at many Things which ne should like
to elaborate and some points would have TO
he omitted entirely. as he wished t" make his
remarks Us br;c: rs possible. Caba was ai
intcr.tropical island, lying ut our very doors -
Her external commerce amounted to c:ntv
millions Of dollars per annum: her tcrrltoria'
area was equal to some four or five Of the small
cr States Of the conlcdcracy: and IN popna-
ton she would rank as tic fifth Her larhor-
were unryallcd for capacity and security. The
present condition and future destiny Of that
island we're absorbing subjects of contempia
ton to the American people, and afforded \
legitimate field for the nblcst statesmen Of tie
land. II would he impossible 20 come 10 i
thorough under> tanding Of this subject without
examining the condition Of its population
white and black. Experience had fully de
monstratcd the truth ofthc assertion that tropi
cal productions are dependent upon comruiSo
ry labor alone--at least, their production upon
scale commensurate with the wants of evil
lied man. Take particular instances in which
slave labor and free labor have been opposed to
each other Compare the I!ayti OF ie-iay with
colonial St Domingo In 1870. in>; prior
to the independence Of that island, her pro
duction Of sugar alone exceeded the pro
auctions of the whole English West India
colonies; and, in addition 10 that >he
exported vast quantities of cotton coffee, COCOA
and indigo. Ii IIay.; he considered an unfair
subject Of compariSon--i; it be suggested that
nearly the whole property Of that island Wa
DESTROYED a; the bloody period OF liz revolt
;ion--tbcrc are other and still more striking
examples. Compare the English Vest India
colonies, the French West India colonies. and