Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-29
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, lsGl.
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On motion oil Mr. Slideii. it was agreed ,'2 Nn, H. u =
the Senate adjourn to day Il be - !i!cc- on Si"noA,
next.
The Senate then, TT l2.3Q, took M the >pec'a' Of
der, brir. the consideration "i ".'s upon ''' F''"
calendar.
!. bill for the rclicl "i h""eFl "''s"' ""' r.
ed. ,
Several other private bulls, o! no genera 't':.ei;
were considered, when the senate, H,!''p. .I IN
without q Quorum, n: IN cariE honr a'j'"'iieu '"'
VouInv.
uOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Is.
gro to-. me-, NJ /. NJ. Prayer by Rev. DR.. But
r., S,.,l,.r L,ii before the House Il cGnImrn!ca-
IHc HPr'"' 80" ,.n, ~ ,L, Navy. transmitting q
~" 'm,r, ,ron th. .unrf:ntcrdcn: CT ordnance IN the
r,-toft from :. YAH w.,h rri,rcmcr TO r:.ied can
"asn,nSt ",Tcr INNS inns o.: w.r.
~: rr, ".'r n,nrn;,, hour having expired. the Speaker
III t.i 80, liz: rrrr,ar or,!,r. and SIR. Nelson, q!
yt..eu "n . ,m tLr r"or uyon the repor. OF the CON-
,n ;. ~ ,h;r,vthre.,
Al E.r.or sr;d hr rose in the con-cioc>ncss ti!a.
ho yr.s ,n.,a,cd in the creates; c:.>. That ever fell 10
,.. If n moral man. tia: of pleading tor Tic lie Of
-, -, GnI Grant. hat IlclGlnr :: carSc 30
ns 49,. Ills wbi,., rrlatrI 10 the great distur-
800, which uow uy;t.,c our country, he
n';",L, La .hl,. TO do his ,lu.v and not be considered
~ - : r,hnr;no the ,au,,c Of the republican party on the
' ~ .iIn on rhr rour,r OF the secession party OF The
s,u,h a change had come over the spirit OF our
Irnnm.,, y;,n;r ;br ms. ;.w months or = vear.-
,rn .,. -, I,Ln-;ui, ,urn lr,L l,ru thrown ont al
'.,Hn"n,",, ,Iu. ,ur,;n of war and the clasl. Of,
arms are sounGil. in ctr ears We have Witnessed
those things conc ovc7 orr beloved country ahI ,n"
t w. I"" "ui =. Iii ~ r,li,rr Shall We not stand up
~ I'" 49,, .nJ iii, .,orul The t;,. Of orr common
cuuniry
Week after week. and day AFTER day, tl;c represent
~iativcs Of the people rise here and discuss these
great subjects which involve such great Interests, ana
"e "e'''T T.. -, - - ,bar LrnoII ov.r rs, lie
wen; on 10 note in detail the grievances OF wEicil tue
South complained. and said ticr had just cause 10 60
10. lie then called upon the North 10 make or 90
something OF Justice III the way oi co,icii:it'"n. iic
would ask tic North TO give them tlc Missouri eoih-
promise line.
Mr.. Strattor asked il tl!c gentleman would say ,Ah!
the South would accept It II they would give 'Acm
the old Missouri compromise lihei
Mr.. Nelson SAID they would acceP; IL IN accor'aTTe
with the present advanced state OF the country. lie
said the North had 40 ri=htto Interfere "!ti!s!"Vcty.
lie thought that the C!iitcndcn propositions were TIC
very ones Oh which To base = plan 20 save the coEi'-
try, and he was glad That the good old mum HAD thus
been able NJ this period. 80 uc:r tie close Of his NOR
tnl life, 10 offer propositions O! snch II conciIiatcry
cn,racter. And when he was gathered "a an honor
ed crave bv II mourning people, 10 meet il the upper
world the noble Henry Clay, they wOnld shake
hands in ioy over the returned hopes Of their country
in that Eanrv land. Loud applause III the gal
lcrics and on the floor.
He suGL that the gentleman from Ma>sacEusctts
(Mr. Adams had. although he CAME from the very
biticrcst portion OF the Northern part oi the Conted-
cracy, offered II proposition III the committee oi thir-
~ty-t!rec, granting more ;I!ali the Constitution guar,
antecS the proposition provides that slavery Shall
not bc intcriereL witt! III the States without Tie coii-
seut of all the States, and that the proposition must,
moreover, come first from II slave State. The Con-
~Stituiion allows that i .w0-ti:;rI vote may amend the
Constitution i'll any respect. lie said the North hsa
been wrouged By Misrepresentation, and quoted from
Southern publications. 20 show the Tact. Judge the
party by the Rrpublican Chicago platform.
lie did not call this up III order % uphold the ke-
publican party, but let justice nc done: though the
heavens lai.
Mr. burnett u"d Mr. foiAe both read reSG!ut'oEI
DENYING the right of pr0pcrtS III man.