Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-13

u'Sh uNu poShetS, tiian they honestly
iaouSht they as well us every subsequent
Congress were entitled to receive: t,ut
notwithstanding my full conviction Of The
disinieres,edness OF every gentleman on
That occasion, | did feel a ael,ca,.v ON tI,,.
subject which alone would have iestrait,-
ed me from voting in favor oftlie proi,os-
ed increase; would oppose iie present
increase ON The same ground. Gu silols
oi TINS sort must be determined by every
gentleman own feelings: what / couli
do, another might refuse, and ,yhat ne
could dowithpoiiect freedom. might Oh.
Iect 10. The feelings OF 4 gei,ilema.,
must be Ills only guide, and as they be-
long exclusively 10 himself, 10 one has
fiSht 10 interfere with has determinations.
lie argument which, has aiways D.s,,
offered IN support Of The increase o; nays
~ founded on The supposition oil !. psint.-
PIE ehtireiy too selfish. Ours oiisiiiGeilis
iiave seen the iallacy fit. II s.l,an en-
ters the pubic sen,Se when lie co,nne,i-
satlon Is eight dollars a day, bsit eouiJ
abstain from thai service wien the com.
pcnsaiion is only six, it is evident maj
money aud not The good Of ihe cotfliry
may be considered the governing nlatiye.
liow much this vii! detract .rora l.,.t
high value, that reyerentlaI r.,raru n,
winch patriotic labors have ever been
held, shall not now undertake. 10 de-
scribe. The public service in every ace
ana country, al least in eVerq reDl,I,jic3n
age and country, must be atien.e,. Bv
some sacrifice of'personal ease or il,liyi-
dual emolument. Without TINS. NEv
should the disintrresiednesS OF The pat.i-
OTIS OF ancient ant! modern tines i{,,e
ever been SO celebrated ? | do moi .ne;.n
10 Impeach Tie motives % gentlemen in
voting Tor this bill. Their motives ,nyoi-
ing Tor this bill and every other bill OH
Tins moor, muSl he considered honorable
and correct. mean therefore only 10
say, that the argument adduce,! ia s,,p-
port OF the bill, is founded, as think on
the suppostlon Of "a principle entirel los
selfish; aud that lii Il can see no room
Tor the exercise oi those virtues which
have distinguished the illustriotis nlen cf
every age anu country. |, sir, have aI,avs
been III favor OF SIN dOllars-,yhen tl,e
question was brought before us ~ lie
Hrst session, aud also al The second SEES
SION oil Tie last Congress. | was opDosed
10 the increase oil pay. | see at Tie IRE.
sent session no reason for CHANGING fbe
vote iieretofor given, and hope tilat Inc
bIii allowing eight dollars will be r.con,-
mliied for tie express purpose OF aijows
ing 10 members only SIN rhese u;,b
some other remarks moi heard, wefe dei-
Vered ny Alr w III opposition To The bill.
and IN favor OF the recomniIlineDI
Alr. CotD, OF Georgia, SAID, that he too
WAS I'D FAVOR OF re-conmlimeilt OF lie
OH, Dui not Tor tie reasons suggestadl,Y
iae gentleman from NORTH Carolina. Nor
could lie conceive upon Whai foundations
IL could be urged, as reason for reducing
lie daily pay 10 six dollars, that TO make
IL Cgft xgftt
t!eli-Own pockets. The fact beng ,thstr
there Mas now III existence no aw Onihe
subJeet, the matter stood precisely iiitae
sain .siiaaton as when it was iakpuun
by Tie tirsi Congress under tie COnsiilu-
non. Ihe question theH is, said Nh. G.
as Al we "ere ieglslaiinS Tor the first time
on the snbJect--what is the proper com
pensahon have no fear, said MIR. c..
OF being charged with voting money into
my pocket. Tie constitution contains
provision requiring US TO fix cur owncoal-
pensatlpn; and IN the part Of the country
which represent, ii is expected that ihe
representative OF the people sbalivots for
sucl compensation "a he ought rea.on-
ABLY TO receive. On THIS subject, * ou
all others, Mir. {. said, he should, SIS ex-
pressed By gentleman some DAYS ago.
NCte exactly ace ordng 10 ms own opini-
on. lie ielt hiaisel! lrammelled by no
instructions, by no expression of pubiie
opinion. Perhaps, he aid, il was hagnv
thing for him thai hc represented state
where tins doctrine Oille right and obil-
CATION OF instruction was out of the owe.-
ton. In HAT state, the repIesrnfafivei, IL,
The legislature OF the state is sworn 20
aci according 10 his own Judgment and
Mi 4. SAID, he DID not suppose that he
was sent 10 this body on any different
prIncipic lie should vote 10 re-coG3init
the BILL he said, on the ground thai the
compensation il allowed was too snaiI
III favor which position he could ad,lure
great number of reasons Most oltlem
were old a. lIacknied, ii was true there
lore iiWas not necessary 10 70 over Them,
III detail. But he certainly thought them
very strong. lie called upon ANY cen
tieman, Tor instance, who VAS IN his Sill
uaIion, AMI ~ SO dong lie called upon "A
majority Oi Tie house, whether he would
say lhat SIX dollars per day were d suili-
Gent compensation. Putting out ofyiey
the argument that suflicient comDeDsa-
ton Was necessary 10 put The Incolbcrs
beyond the reacli OF Executive influence
putting aside the consideration ihat u..r-
sons lOw III fortune ought 10 be enabled
to come here, let ussee, SAID MIR. &. Mliejii-
e. there be net a stronger reason for gl1
Augmented compensation. /, said be. am
q married man. To be sure, do noi
wish Tie public TO support the whole 0f
my family (; but ii were 90 SAY di1 nrt
wish my wife 10 come with me 10 thr so.-
sion, 1t WcUld be the same as IL, were To-
say ] am ashamed OF my wife. UDlass
gentlemen similarly situated were oreos,-
ed to say ibis, he could not see WI, AZ
Should be sqdeamish IN allowing ihca.-
selves a lille OF something e. na,fiaio