Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-25

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gress, but al . future TIME. That propo-
sition had been over ruled, on the surges-
lion of the honorable Speaker, HAT il
seemed To him more proper that each
Congress should assess It's own wages
An observation bad been made also by an
honorable and venerable member from,
Massachusetts, on that occasion, which
hadit proper weight, an consequence OF
which MIR. x. mad Withdrawn his motion.
But was II not competent for any honora-
bile member 10 have renewed 1t? Wlly
had not this vituperatcd law been opposed
at the last session withmore energy, elo-
quence and argument! Why had The op-
position been reserved TO this session of
Congress ! Why had not gentlemen
brought forward their propositions, aud
put them by Yeas and Nays OIL the Jour
naloi this House? Why, (Said Mr. R.)
recoieci PERFECTLY must be excused in
saying It'll reccllect distinctly, that the
division In the Committee of the Whole
Hou.e on that bill was not the same as the
division i'll the House, and the argument
AT the fireSide Was unqucstlonably moi III
every case the argument on the floor. l
bring forward no charge against any
meebcr-but the fact was as stated. The
gentleman from Virginia says, he will not
account to me for his conduct. Have |
called on any man do so l have as
serted nay principles merely, and will
maintain them.
Mr. H. said, he had risen barely For the
purpose of explanation being on
the floor, he hoped he might be permitted
TO make one remark on the observations
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
which certainly had created much mir,l
! hadhoped, tsaid Mr.. RI they would
have ailayed the asperity which had been
excited, which dislike TO mccl-not GER
tainlv because am afraid of it. Bat,
am about tie close of my parliamentary
career, aud should be sorry to go out of
the world ont of charity with any man,
from the highest TO the lowest-from Al
pha 10 Omega. Ishould wish TO lose my
politicians my physical life, in peace with
| all mankind-but, If il must be closed,
with my back against tlle wall, not i'll cha
rity but in strife, he i! so Il submit.
Mr.. Barbour said, that, in the few re-
marks which lie had this morning made to
| the committee, he mad reference 10 what
! he thought and had called an unwarrant-
able expression OF the gentleman from
| Virginia and lie thought had parted
| with him rs lightly as the occasion would
permit. When (said Mr.. b. rose, ask
| cd the gentleman whether he alluded TO
me in his Shakesperian quotation-the
| gentleman declined an explanation-and
| afterwards took occasion TO say, that he
did not consider himself responsible, Ell
Their in or out of the House, for what he
said on this floor. On this occasion,
(said Sir. b. will only remark, that in
regard to gentleman having thus disa-
vowed responsibility for any thing said
| here, 1t IS not material TO any one what he
says.
MIR. R,ndolph begged pardon of the
sing. The interruption Of the gentleman
from Virginia had been unparliamentary
An interruption with the pallid face and
tongue of passion was notthat sort of in
| terrupl;on, Mr., r. said, which he would
acknowledge on this floor. No man (said
! MIR. r. has right 10 ask me, iii deba tins
on general topics, if alluded to him. |
am addressing the chair, The country and
the liouse-and nOman has right to saw,
! do YOU mean me ? Because, if he has, e.
very man in the House hasa right TO get
70, and say, and me, and me, and me.
| spoke Il prioJI, (said Mr.. R)-beiore the
! bill passed. Let Others make rules for
! themselves. never called ON the homo
| rahle gentleman to give me an account o!
lis conduct, or of his pay. | know moth
! ing OF his money, nor how lie has expen-
| ded it, nor do | care. 1t is d matter, as
| he has properly said, for him and his con
s.Ituents. what, Mr.. II. ask ed, was Ia
| be the consequence ofthis XII nd of admis-
Sion? 1t was not for him 10 pursue it,
| What was TO become of the freedom Of
speech on this floor, in so long as the
! chairman of the committee OF the whole,
| or the Speaker of the House, did not think
! proper 10 intcrpose-and, Mr.. r. said, he
| had never found any backwardness OIL
| their part in calling Tim to order -ifa man,
! speaking his opinions, talking about pub
lie affairs in the general, is TO be catched
up, lie would not say by any draw eansir,
who happened to get into that House, but
by amy man, VINO thinks he may obtain
distinction, or shew his vaIour, by mark
ing any individual Oh this floor! In re-
! gard TO getting rid of responsibility, said
MIR. Il. the honorable gentleman may
place that on what footing he pleases.
disayow the right uf any man TO rise upon
this floor, and demand of ne, W neither |
alude TO him, when make use Of a gene
raj expression. There are many iudividii-
I ais in this House whom 90 not know
for, never met them in the House or out
ofit-they would any of them, Mr.. Il. in
! timated, have the same right 10 demand
! explanation. lie was very sorry. extreme
iy sorry, the matter had taken this turn.
As he said before, although there was
some little Of feeling on his part on the
present occasion, there was nothing OF
! passion.
Mr. Wright, Mr.. Hardin, Mr.. Conner,
| Mr.. Fletcher and MIR. Hail. followed in