Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 11, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 15 January 1820 — Page 2
ythy this proposal to enquire into it
should not be laid on ti e table, waJ tliat, it' the fat i should be confirmed,! there were other and higher duties than those of enquiry which this house would be called on to perform. It would be found, on an examination of the rules and articles of war, that after conviction by a court marti i, a common;. me- omccr mav an
prove a vjiUciifv of death; but, in j though the question was already bepeace, r.o militat) execution could; fic the house, as involved in the legally u'-e piace.bul bv appiobition ! bill for the admission of the MissoutuhI ;iuihoiify of the prVicuit ol the j ri tciritory into the Union ; vet when United Mates. New hue was aja proposition was made having foi ta'c stated, in which d ah had been I its object a compromise of conflict-
indicted, njt only without thp.tuthoi it y of tiic pi esident, but without trial by a eouit martial. If the law martial is not strong enough to pre-j vent such excesses, said .Mr. T. we rnt try somo different made. ' Air. Mrar of Virginia, said it appeared to him that, upon the information which had been given to h, ii had now become the imperious duty ot the house to prosecute this enquiry not oiuy for the reasons latcd, but because it h:.d been as scitcd, mid contended even in this house, that the rules and articles for the government ot the army, ziv not binding on the army -tf'er it passes the limits of the Uniied Stales. Mr. Iljtnus, of Massachusetts although lie did not approve the made of the enquiry proposed, was yet opposed to the motion's being ordered to lie on the tah'e. lie was in f.ivor of t!e cnrpiirv pioposed, but j h . ?.s not tor MibmUiim-the ones 1 ti )ti iru the decision of t!:c executive, what military executions had been Irtral or otherwise. That wJ
a que:-lion which this house ouyht j that a committee should be appointed to decide for itself.. Jf the motion to examine into it, and make their reto lay the lcsolvc on the table did j p't ; and that the question should r.ot prevail, he said lie should pro--not he moved in this house until that P';se an amendment, the object of j committee should hae expended which would be, to refer the enqui-l their best efforts on this object, ry to the committee on military at-1 The question was then taken, withfairs, and not to the executive. ' All 1 otit debate, on agreeing to the rnroluthe infornnti-ni in possession of the : tion, and decided in the affirmative,
executive could bohtaiiu-.il hv thpm.
as well as information from oilier seven members was ordered to be apquarteis, which might be very differ-, pointed accordingly, t nt ft oil) that in the possession of Mr- Taijhv then moved to postpone the executive Mr. If. said he would until the fust Mondny in February
not ieae the enquiry limited. It was enough for him thr.t the blood of a citiz.-n had been shed ; it was enough for him thai he imc! heard so to authoti?.e the institution of an enquiry, When a soldier was slain by his ofticer, or by the orders oi his "officer, it "was the duty of the hour,: tc enquire into it. and in the mode most likely tobeeffctua! w!:ich,in his opinion, was bv referring the subject to a committee. ! f.e quti n was then taken on laying- the i esiution on the table, and decided in the negative without a division Mr. It Ames then proposed the anun.lmct.t . hove indirattd. The in'1 ion gave rise to some discussiotu in a liicb Messrs. Ul!ia?nsy' lines, Sirtfh.r and L-iw.les took part ; wliir'i cv ntted in the amend-rnt-t t b mg i' ga'r: 90 to 73. 'I'he ot ijiu'tl motion of Mr. Wiilinms -s then. :u;rtvd o con. sir! a t ointnit't e of two memb 'rs ordet vd to b.- apoointidto lay the same K-tore the pvestdent UK -TUTCTION ON SLAVER V. M-. Try!' r, of New York said he rv)se to "unite the attention of the !.p"sr: to a subject o! very great monsv .t. The (jueilion ol skr.erv in
t!,- territoues ot t v L nitetl Mates lo p'-stpor.e tin me ursi .Mynoay o; ucit of tlie Mississippi, it was well February would not succeed. It was ku.v. .i, k. 1 at the l-.t session of of vast importance to the people ol (',,.,,( ss excite! feelings, both in . Missomi that an immediate decision tin- hVuse and out of it,' the recur- should be made on this question. It rerce of which he sincerely depieca- e hill passed at an early day, the peole i. U v.h.o K)ve our count! y, and pic would then have time to meet in condc" the union of these states as -convention, form their constitution, the k of its tafetv, must eer view organize tl cir government, elect
V it!) ct) ;e section interests :utu:,p our national councils. Mr T. laid he com! not himself, nor V'Ui.i hr a-k odne' s.to niake a sac:;d.e ot.-.nr to c.v'.rjic cn He l n-'ver auction the existenrc cf si.werv w ''Ci-c it could be exc!tT led co' d-t - tly with the conii?uti n and j"d)iir i.titli Hut it ouirht net to be i:,,. -ten tint th.e Auuiicm fa nilv is c,..i;vm'(! of manv membt i s : if their eo l' t -rests arc v:i-'in.u. thi v mutua v mutuallv il'rwlr Ti .dr.ii-
st tome, tl cv Miu-t he treated : tion w hich had been adopted fufnisht !i)CMa ce. IF did i.ot know-1 ed no good reason for the postpone-
ci s v. it : v. 'Mi ct conriliati-m w ere practicable, lun he consi.'ered its attainment w-r-thv of an effort He was desirous th'.t the oucstiivi s!')u!d be sett!el
iu ilsat p: it of amitv and brothetlvjal enquiry, and right of the people of
lo. e which carried us through the p( tils of a revolution, and produced th ad.iqi'ioti f)f ou l"c I vral constitmi'Mi If the resohricn h'- was a hunt to introduce should be sanctioned !:ythe bot;i". it was his purpose tr move a po' oonetm nt of the Mi--I'Hui hill toatuture tlav, that this interesting subject, in relation to tin whole western territory, may be submitted to the consideration of a coin-
nditcr. Mr T. iht u introduced the ;
i!ov mg ie .oiUtmn u Rcaolved, 1 hat a committee be appointed to enquire into ti;e expediency of prohibiting by law the introduction of slaves into the tcrritolics ot the Uhitcd States west of the M ssissippi." . Mr. Sti othr, made a few remarks, tlw nnrnnrt of wnieh was. thnt aU i i i - - i . - . . . ing opinions, it became members to meet it in a spirit of harmony. lie proposed, however, that the proposiHon should nc on the table tin tomorrow, to give time for reflection on it. Mr. Taylor assenting to this ccurac the motion was ordered to lie on the tabic ; and the house adjourned. UfcCEMBKft 15. On motion of Mr. Taylor, of New Yoik, the home proceeded to the consideration of the resolution yester dav offe. ed bv him, in the words fol iov.-inir, to wit: ! Revolver!, 'i'hat a committee be ap pointed to enquire into the expediency ot prohibiting by law the introduCf tion of slaves iiito th.e tenitories of the United Stales west of the Mississippi. Mv. Taylor said, it w as not his pur pose to go inro nn? discussion (jf the merits of this pt( position ; nor, la believed, v.otiid any discussion assist the end he had in view. If a compromise of opposite opinions was to be effected, it appeared to him better without a division. A committee of next, the order of the day on the bill authorising a convention of the Fco-P'-e of Missouri, for the purpose 'of forming a constitution and state govercment. Mr. Lowndes said, he thought the. day which was proposed for the postponemcnt was too distant ; and tlrat the question whether any compi omise could be effecttd might be decided 'n a much less time than that He could hardly suppose tliat the glimpse of thr possibility of a compromise, which ha. 5 appeared, ouglit to induce the house mi '.cog to postpone the eon jSidciatioM of thi !.',e?.suie. He did et desii to nr.i y the subject imme diatelv.bc wished it to ii'.v on tire iis' cf orders of the d;y, until the hense was ready to take u up. ' Mr. Livrrmor",A New Hampshire observed, that tr.e Missouri (jUes'.iou wa ot great moment, atut c.cscivivg of fuii cotn-id.ci .'ion, and cue that was nrfortunntciy aicuiated to excite iritalicn. He therefore hoj)cd that it v. on d be postponed to r. late day in the session, that other business of a pres.-iug nature might bt first ti'n posed of. It could net be material w hether Missouri he inr.de a state liii day or at the end of the prevent rt ssiori M : vVc ; r, 1 ? e ' c gate from M 1 n ou -ri, said he hopd that the proriositirn . .Mi . i r..f t i" . members to a general asscrsbly, on whom it wottl .". devolve to choose sen"tors to the congiess ot tha Lmtcd States. If, on the gI.hu- h.ar.d, the bill ultimately was lost, itwasequaiIv necessary that t'ne people should be soon apprised of its failure, that they mipht have time to ret to ; themslve, and fra-ne a form o! 'government, w hich he was com inced j thev would do, w ithout waiting to a-tr-iin arrlv to comrress tor the mt re I g wo apply 1 mi o.s ol nvi-noiration. Th.e resoluj ment becattse it only pioposed an enquiry into ihe expec tancy ot the ' measure in rclmion to the territories and could, not control t!ic coesutuUonMissouri to form their constitution a a state. M', 7k"' r replied. With regard o the pi oapect of success to his protvsition, he couhl onlv sav, m ithout vtiowing the opinion of any other member, that be hail a sincere dispobion .oaceompli!i the object of the ptopositiou he had submitteth And. should he fail of hs object, it appeared to him the first Monday in Febru-
sry would be time, enough to com
ii. dice wnat no tcaieu would ne most unprofitable aad unproductive discussion. With respent to the people in Missouri, Mr. T. said it would be time enough for him, he presumed, alter the lust Monday in i ebi nary, or even alter they learnt the dcci sion of this house, to elect a convention and form a constitution vjithou. the authority ot congress. Mr. Anderson, ot Kentucky, wa opposed to the p: posed postpone ment. The discussion ct this bill might wH go on, without u fere net to the object embraced by the otenf this morning, wliicli bad nobeaiin., on the question whether or not one ot the territories should be admitted into the Union. With rcgai d to the discussion, which it was supposed would be disagreeable, Mr. A. asked whether that on the report of the committee this day ordered to be appointed, would be less so ? The two ques tions embraced '.he same points. Eveti the complete success of the ptoposition of the gentleman from New i r tit York could not prevent the discussion on the question, whicii mtist ihim dnrimr tiie session on the admission ol the ten-itory of Missouri into the Union. He hoped the postponement would not take place. Mr. fiercer, of V'iaginia, was opposed to so long a postponement was proposed jf bctause, the territory possessing the requisite population, Sec. every moment's delay, considering the practice of the government heretofore, was an infraction of its lights. Mr. A. paiticukuiy desired., when ibis question v. a taken up. that it should not be by surprize, in such manner as to deprirr genlie men of the opportunity of express ing their opinions on it. He him self had, he said, at the las', congress, taken some pride in recording his vote against the introduction of .-waves; into the territories of the United States, because that measure was within the fair scope of the legislative power. At the same time, he considered it inconsistent with the most solemn obligations to respect the consti
iiUlion, for congrep.s to ( log ti ority given to the Executive to ap- it, when it has citizens of equal or session of anv independent point agents lesiding on thai coast, perior merit, is calculated to deprc
the admi rn'uc into the Liumi with any condition wbtvci . except thai the consti'ution i'ormed for its government should be republican. He concluded by moing the 2d Monday j January ;i the dav to which the bill should bv postponed. And- oi 'he question, the order of the d'iy (n tlie Missouri l i'I wa? ostpoped lo the second Monday in January. SEX VTE. DECKMftEU 20. Mr. L( ake of Mississippi, laid up- j on the laoie the tollowiuir motion ; v-vi'-T-fi. That the couumU' ou public rands be insitucttd to enqui.-. into the expedience of so altiVmg -t ne laws cent v i nhig the: s:1j of jieddir land;., a , t( diide the s-v tions and li aciiv)! s oi sermons into h:-W quarter sections. An ! nave i e cried to :;!so, where lands the United State.-; lor non-puiuei-t, tod'uecl tie sale. thereo! 'again at puidir. auction, open the terms r.nii cop.ditioi:s o'i a'i other ptd!ic sliest A ml rd.:;o, that hem ;;nd alter the day of credit shall uot be i' ive n on sales of public land. but the same shall re ohl fur m;nc.y only. i he motion one red. bv Mr. jV-r on the loth iie.t dire tie anencmiiv intotliO expediency oi r'ivirg the act of t it d f, for pr.ndoi'. x i ir persoits disabled by wounds received in the IU-oiu:ionaiy war, which cxpireu at tlie c!oso of tiie last, session of Congress, was taker. up& agreed tt. The motion clVei ed by Mr. Dicker."on. oi. the lt'itii infi. dnectiti"- an enquiry by the committee on finance, into the exnenienev ol so ii.t altenmr the lav.sf'. apniptimr collectors of the cm t )?. s. eistnct attoil.eys, le--eiveis t 1 ptdtdic moneys, surveyors of th.e uhlic lancb , tvgisteis, and such oth.er obkersas mav ije thouvht pi (.per, as to hav tl-.ose olTict i s t). pointed for limited jeriods, subject lo removal. a3 hciciofore was taken up and aiv'eed to. I o 4 h'firsK ni- KEPiF-.SENTATIVES. I he t illowing- Message was re ceived fiom the Preside nt of the U. Stat?s, bv the hands of Mr. J. J. Monroe, his Secretary, o the Sttuite and ll'iisr of Re.retentative nf the United S'ates. Some doubt being entertained respectin g the true intent arid meaning ot the act of the last session, entitled " An art in :-ddition to the acts pi old-1 biimg- the slave trade," as to the du ties of the agents appointed, on the Coast of Aftica, 1 think it proper to -tale the? uitei pretation which has been riven of the act, and the mcasuits adopted to cairv it into t fiect, that Congiess may, should it he deemed advisable, amend the fame, before further proceeding is htd under it.
The obligation to instruct the commander of all our armed vtse;s to seifce and biing into port all ships yessri of the United States, whei esover found, having on board any nc,;ro, mulatto, or person of color, h violation of foimer acts for the sup .). cssion of the slave trade, being imperative, was executed without delay
No seizures have yet been made. out as they were contemplated by the tv. and might be presumed, ii seemed proper to make the necessary ie .nations applicable to such seizure:-. tor carrying the several piovisions ot the act into chect. It is enjoined on the Executive to cause all negroes, mulattoes, or persons ot color, who maybe taken under the act,tobe removed toAtnca. It It is tlie obvious import of the law, tiiat none of the prisons thus taken) -nouid remain within the U. states : inu no piace otner man me coast (i l Atrica being designated, their remo-j val or dt livery, whether earned from the United States or li.nded immtdiatelv from the vessels in which thc verc taken, was supposed to b coniined to that coast. No sc!t;en.eiit or station icing pceified, the whox co-l w as thought to be lefi open foi toe beicction of a proper place, i.t which the pr J s( iis thus teken should be tie'.iverod. The Executive is auttio-.ied kappoint one or more agents, residing tiicre, to receive sr.ch persons, aim on hu'tdieci thousand duiiur.t ;.rc ;q.oiopriaieu lor me general purpu.c ot t.he lav. On due constderalion of the sever.--sections of the act, and of its iu:v a: policy, it was supposed to be Inc micntion of Congress, that all the per sons ibovc (!esrrio;-tL who iidf-h! b taken under it and landed in Afiic:;. ..7 du.nhi be aided in their reiu; .1 lo their former homes, (jr in their establishment at or near the place where lan ded, borne shelter and food would be necessary for them tiicre, svoi as lauded, let their subsequent disposition be what it might. Should they be landed without such provision Laving been previously nn-.tle, th?y must p: rish. It was supposed, bv the auj that they sboun.l provide surli s.ie.ter and foofi, and pet form the other ben?hecut i.nd cluuitablc ofiiccs, conicmplated iy the act. 't he cor.st ofAfrica having been lutle explored, and no pei sons residing there who possessed the requisite qurdificatious to cntitle them to tne trust, i)cing known to the Executive, to nous such could it be committed. It was bemcd that c.itizrns only who would go hence, we'd instructed in the views of their y'vemmenl, k zealous to give ilieni I ' . IVeel, would be conipctcTit to those j ,x U'ies, ai and tint it was not the intention oftl.e law to preclude their ap pointment. It was obvious that the o.igcr these persons should be -de-1 tai: ed in the Uniied States, m the hands of the marshals, the greater would be the expense, and that for . i . . - i , . . me san.e lerm would toe m;.m purpose oi the law be susp.endetl. 1 1 seemed, therefore, to be incun.be nt on me to make the ncrcssarv arrange m.euts tor carrying this izt ui .au tea, in time to meet liicneiixci v of anv persons who mi Hit be la- ' en by our public vessels, and landct mere under it. On this view of the r oucv sane1s m tions of t'ne law, it bus been decided to send a pub.ic ship to the coast o: At w a, v. ith two such. rr:ents, wi.f will take them tools and othceimph ments ncesstuy for ilic purpose a hove mentioned. 'Jo each, ol these agmts a smrdl salary has been allowed ljOo dollars lo the princip-d, ant! 1-00 to the other. All our public gents on th.e coast ef Ahita receive saianes lor their se: vires, and it was understood that rone ol mir citizens. I pfyessing the requisite cjlfiiiiicatior f would accept these trustr. by whici; thev would be ccnfinctl to parts tee i;st frequented vnd eiviii.ed, v. itiiouL a reasonable comper.sation. Such, allowance, therefore seemed to b indispensable to tlie exec uticn of the act. It is intended also to mbject r. p"rtion of the sunt an1 ' to ' order of the pnncip, i ag lor the in', lull special oojecis movu ing in the whole, including tlx salaiv of the agents for one vear, to rather less than one-third of the appiop: i?tior. Special instructions will be giv - en to these agents, defining, in piecisc terms, their duties in legate the parsons thus elelivcicd to them the disbursement bf the money by the principal agent; and his accountabilitv for th.e same. Thev v ill &ln have power to select the most suitihie place on the coast of Aftica, at iv hich all persons who may be taken rmder this act, shall be delivered to them, wiih an express injunction to exercise no power founded on the principal of colonization, or other power than that of performing the benevolent ofiicts above recited, by
the permission and sanction p" the xisiimg vrovprnmcnt, wide r v.hub thev nut establish tbcmsrivcM Oi
lers will be given to the enmrcfer of the public ship, in which the ! will ail, to ci uise along the coat, to' piv c. the more complete effect to the 'l :ncipal object ot the act JAMES MOMU J Wmhiugton, IKc. 17th, i3it . The Message was read. arvdj e,n moucn ot Air Lincoln relet i; l to tnc committee on the slave tiade, iio ordered to be piinted. liit following Mosa.?e was :Uo received fiom the President o;l.e U. States i To the Senate and the ' 6 r 2Uirc&e niutivr of (he U. Sunn In compliance- with a resoiutiei, f Congress, of 27-h March, 18 iS, ' journal, acts, imd proceedings of the . onvention which iV rr.ud the prtt i.i constitution oi the uiilleo rtatci,l. c necn published. Toe rcsolu.ion cireels that one thousand ccpics slnAild bo printed, of which one copy khcvukl be furnished to each member cl ti e Fifteenth Congress, ai.d the rcsit.uc to besobicctto the future disposition of Congress. Tl e i.umbei of ci pks sufficient to suppiv ti e members of th.e late Congress having hf en iciived for that jjti' posc, the reu-r.ir.dtr arc now deposited at the Ft p.-.itm t i.t of SirUe, subject to the order f Cenerses. lie oti.tr documents me:.tiotd i: tlie n : olutiou c f 27th iNluti HIS, aic in the ptocess of public. tltnl. JA.MFl MONTiOE. Which me.sHge was led, unci or dered to lie on the tabic. wit : : . .r., , V . . . I .J-ii. ut I 1 l.A i . RE. Joint hesoluti-jiiy iviroduct d f y A'r. Udke,a! tunned the fausc 'A;reHtntaivh on Tntsduy, IJcc. WHEREAS, tiotn the natue ef our CioveiT.uiciUs. both local and ge neta!. the happiness and prospeiity -cf th.e people t.cpend upon a pride of characic? ; and the appointn.tnt to such Federal offices, a are contm ij to a State, an.-t civ i; in their ciuirat-tt-r, of p.-rsons vho are foreigners to ale it, and must ir.oi tlfv the feciins of iis citizens generailv. And wlieicas also, in the ojnnton of' tbc Ciencial Asemb!y, (unkrown lo tiie President of thu Uniied Stit': whose intentions and opinions, it is belie v cd, correspond with iho-.c f t the Ocneral Assembly, and v. hose t,b jei t is lo 1 espt ct the S. Oovernmei ts, and also tl-.e citizens thereof.) the caucy occasioned by the icrn nal'cf the late Receiver of Fublic Monitnat incennes, during the last recces of Congress, was fided with a yuith tjA citizen of Mother State, without con sulting in any manuci 'he Fepit sr;i ttion in Ceniirrcss from enr 'nt r. ?ate. TI-.Trrfotc, Rrt'drcii by ih- Grnrral Arr h'. of thr titatc ot J,di :;?, '1 hat cur. eq uators m l-O'grcss be ins'ructtd nr - our IleprcM ntativc rcoucsted to v.'?,-. c ; cry rcr.soi.aote exeition to j n v i t t.ie a)pr iuttnent to offices, a-;f-::e-said, a persons weo aic not ( jt. ii i oi the State in which the oinces lo he exercised. ' Rcr.rilvd, That copies of th.e 'egoing pre;oTd'o -id no'titif:n be made out. Mid his Excellei.cytl c f ovcriior h" rfjuctfd to forw n c t tr t-tlie riesidenl ot the I V State s . r tocr.cb of lie Ilcy.d of l)c parti: ri s-. and one to each of our Seu.-toi , vi C our lr pi f t': ?.oie iti Ct.r et eis Wldch Ft solution w ; r, rrad thi thin! tin e and ps&rd. .jVa M -,rs Allen. IV'a'ir ambeis, Ciisler. Dm b?r, l"wi:.g. f iaham, ( Jras-, Ilav, Hill, I ledman, .'livt Joi n, Lii dley, Eim. Mi!n v, r.trea' r Ross. Sailor, Sidltvan, Thomr.'s- Uy Warner, Xenor, ami Dunn, (Spenki ; V 21. mYau Meesrs. Evan, Madd ox, Merrill and Thompson 4 7 hr Jr,irt Resolution irfr-jdurerf r. Rlckc nt ; atnrnd''dy ov! -as fed ir the 'er.rite. WHEHEAS. f-ou. t'-c i.aturr cf on; g. -vtenuft". b.'b :oral a; '. '- mid t he I :.; : ".e ? 1 piopftitv of ti c p'Gp e (b 'tnd mid: u; ti a price of character; pi d the appointment to such f deral f iliees, as are confmed to a State 2nd civil in ir (na'"rier, 01 persons v 1.0 a-e 1 n o it, when it has citizens of crmd -r toUupcrior merit, U ca!cuhaed '10 e- ; mcciatc it, mut mmtifv iflt- irtli. - 0f its citizens g. i.rraliv,' ' And hcias, in the r.)hdcn rf the I ttrr.rr! Ain.n. ,m,'i . lives in Congress should be eomulted in relation to such appointments, at lca?t so far as toasccitrm u ho are citizens of the State, and qualified to be acceptable to it. Therefore, R F.SOL V FA), bv the general a. emblycf the State cf Indiana, Thai our Senators in Congress be instruct-
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