Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-02

ionioH or INC iaic Iflncc oi " diCs, being both
! men OF the turf, but now, by the Grace of God
defender OF the faith, King OF Grait Britain,
France and Ireland-than an establishment
attached TO the unadorned palace Of repub-
lican governor of republican yirginia.-But il
is not SO mnch against tie magniiicence of the
buildings, as the extravaganza and waste of
public money III the execution that com
p!ain-vI!i YOU believe those stables cost from
$4,000 10 $4,000, which including the lat,
improvements and repairs on the public sul,arc
! cost the state of Virginia the moderate amount
of Sl2f,600? Who among our constituents
are better lodged, who among ourselves, than
| the executive horses who drag the ponderuus
| rumbling car OF state? No allison is here had
to the present chief magistrate of the state. no
man is less regardlul of show or rufre than
| HIMSELF Where now are the lovers of the
people, the guardians of orr cash-ali ragged
now-why not now speak out if you are SIN
ccre? how came this extravaganza this enor-
nous expense, this kingly profus;on ? from
long habits, from long established abuses, hut
principally as is believed in this case TO fur
nis1 an argument Ia very costly argument
sir,) against the removal OF the seat OF govern
| ment located at such enormous expense And
is 1t come To this, that under subtcrfuces of this
kind, the people are to be piilaged, the public
| treasure wasted, agents and contractors thrive
and bloat In public calamity-pubc distress (:
Arise, look tu it, We public functionarics, We
men OF the people it required the arm of an
Hercules To clean the Augean stables of old ::
IL VIII now require the Joint Efforts of two
hundred men tn clear this sink of iniauIity. and
restore health and vigor to this crippled com
monwealth. Let ms hasten then to cut the cor-
dian knot so long uniting those boards of pub
lie deiaulters and peculators, at war with eve
rry principle of honor or honesty, like hungry
tiarpes, daily depredating on the public pro-
perty, or greedy vultures gnawing on the vi
tails of the state.
But after all that has been said, is it posi-
ole that God has hardened the hearts of this
Assembly as Pharoahs of old, that they
Will not LET the people go;" what not even three
days into our forests those abodes of liberty.
peace, and innocence, to found a new empire.
al least new capitol, which shall retain the
beauty and vigor of youth, when the ivy and
the owl shall inhabit those massy walls, those
mouldering ruins. But if this should be the
case and they will not let you go, " get We out
from among them," and let them see TO il
That we do not borrow from them by way of
reprsal on our march, rs did the Israelites
from the Egyptians of old-and let them not
forget 10 sprinkle the lintes and door posts of
their houses with blood of the paschal lamb.
that the destroying angel of the Lord when
passing over their dwellings may not enter
for their destruction.
Mr. CdntrW called for the ayes and noes.
MT HrmiStead said he believed that discussion
would not change the opinion of "A single nember
anu he therefore called for the prerioms question
Mr. btack0mn'caled for the ayes aud noes on this
duty TO do so. - no
MIR. HrniiStead remarked that his Object was ,o
save lime 10y preventing unnecessary debate and If
.he uine OF inc House was 10 he consumed by calling
IN Ia,
The question was then taken on Mr. Brown, NM
ton, and decided ayes 80, noes ll3
Mr. .liayo remarked that in giving lie vote which
he had just given. he had been inuenc ed bv regard
10 the opinions of his constituents He wouL on ali
occasions sacrifice his private opinion 10 theirs
lie believed the people in his county were Indifferent
on 'ne sunJeci Judging from their silence he should
tnihk em hostile 10 the measure, for petitions had
circulated among them without receiving SIGNATURES
lie alluded to the expenses attendant upon the reno
val OF inc seat oil government, and asked if il was
proper To incur tins expense, Il period when there
existed necessity for essen,ne the taxes But # he
hd mistaken the opinions of his constituents he wish
ed TO he put right bya reference of the subicc, IN
Them, that they might pass upon and therefore moved
me oiowing substitute for the report of the Commit
tee OF the Whole
hESoLVED as the opinion ofhis Commute, that II is
at TINS Time to remove the of governments
rom me CITY OF Richmond and that the petitions from the
counties ofBath, Greenbrer, Hardy Nonongaa Ro,ki
nam and Wythe praying the same, be rejected,
RESOLVED also as the opinion of the committee ,t,
the Sherf of the several and corporations II
General Assembly, he directed the ensuing sprna %
ons tor delegaes to serve in the General Assembly
ioresad, as TO the propriety of such removal - u
| Mr.. Boiling moved to divide the question -, ,,o
| substitute. 1'" u" inc
MIR. Bzaek6"rn objected to Mr.. Mayo's proposition
rs worse than the original resolution He was mo-,
for any half way measures He would MOI roa nv, "o'
people TO sense of The interest they oupbt IN fooI ~
the subject II they would sleep, let them sleen IN
| until slavery should oyeriake them 8Jc P y"
The question "a then
substitute, and both branches Of it decided in the
"gg@'re. The resolution of the committee of ,Le
whole was then agreed to without division
Wednesday, i'm. 30.-A communication from, ,h.
Senate, that they had passed with amendments ,he
bill To amend the act, entitled an act incornorot;ng
company 10 establish turnpike road from The civ
oil hlcnniond TO Osbornes in Chesterfield county,
and the bill " establishing ferry across the CLes,
peake bay from the lands of Ohm r. FIoyd ON Kng's
Creek IN the county of Northampton to The towns If
Norfolk, Hampton and York. and to East river in The
county of Mathews" These amendments were A.
greed to by the House
Mr.. Ashby submitted the following resolution .
I'eSotred, that the Committee Of X. and l. Nayiga-
tlon he instructed to enquire into the expediency of
requesting the board OF public works TO direct their
engineer, when his route 10 view the Cheat Sha
yer and Tigers Valley rivers TO view and mark ont
road, from the nearest point of the Ohio river in
Tyler county, from Sisiersyile in sa,d county m
'e west end OF Maryand to the highest point the
north branch OF Potomac river, which in The opinion
OF SAID engineer is susceptible Of navigation and re-
port thereupon to this House, soon as practicable
MT Pafteson OF A. offered the following resolution
as an amendment Of the standing rules Of the House
hesotued, that hereafter petition which has for
IT'S object the removal location of the seat of ius
tIce OF any county within this commonwealth, shall
Presentedto the General Assembly, until maio.
rty OF the freeholders in such county, voting Al the
election for delegates next preceding such apnlica-
ton shall have expressed their direct assent to such
petition.
Mr. Garland opposed the adoption Of the resolution
on The ground that was contrary to the provision
IN the constitutions which guaranteed 10 the peope
he rIrlaf a.. Ill