Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-19


words uttered, in amending co,irtly response |
TO the Speech from the Throne-for it was
delivered from the throne-than have been
wasted IN this body on any question whatever.
bave no hesitation in saying that, since have
been member of this body land that was
previous to the second cens,isl the dispatch
and readiness of this body in the transaction oil
public business has been as great rs before the
first census, when the House consisted of but
sxty-five members and it will always be the
case, because men will not hurry themselves
when there is nothing TO do. Does the gen
tleman remember the Debates ON the Charter
of the old Bank Of the United States? Or,
to so further back, does he remember the
Debates on the Funding System--on what
were called NIadison's and Dayton's, and
Ciark's resoutions-and on jays Treaty |?
If he does, will he say that there was greater
economy of tlme-unless he means by that
dispatch, such as that of the French Conven-
ton, choppng of heads and coniiscating pro-
perry, without evidence and almost without
The forms ordeliberati0n-tllatt there was more
dispatch in that body than in this /? In re-
gard to those fundamental laws which struck
the honorable gentleman with so much awe
and inspired him with such grand ideas
(onine 'gnofum pro mognifcd) i'm regard TO
such laws rs those, Mr.. X. said his remark
would again apply that single individual is
rs capable of originating and submitting such
plans as those as an army Ito use the gentle
mans words) -as host of legislators Not
only such might he the case, these plans, and
these systems, which have attracted so much
the admiration ofthe gentleman from Penn
syivana, were the work of a single head and
of single hand
IL was very true, Mr.. r. said, that, in some
oil the States of this Union, and not small
states either: the members are elected by
general ticket; in the State of Georgia, for ex-
| ample, scarcely inferior in the extent of IFS
superficial area 10 any state in the Union, and
rapidly advancing in population. But, what
| OF that? Mr.. r. said, he had no doubt, fthe
State OF Virginia Were thrown into the same
situation, and a legislative or other cabal--not
to say or to insinuate that such was the case
in Georgia-wcre to make out n list of Rcp-
resentatives. she would have as able a repre-
sentation on this floor as she now possesses
perhaps more so. But, he asked to whom
would they respond? To the People? no {;
to the Caucus ut Richmond, as the Prcsidcn-
tlal Electors must respect the wishes of the
| caucus which makes out the list, rather than
of the People who vote for it, But the cues
ton IN regard TO representatives, was not one
merely of ability or of capacity The first
qualification of n representative ought to be
infegrty, fdelty-and then as much as YOU
please, the more the better, of capacity may
be combined in the character of thnse who
possess the first and Indispensable requisites
OfFourth ofJnly orations. Mr.. r. said. he had
poor an opinion asthp gentleman from Penn
sylvania'coud possibly have. He had generally
found them extremely frothy, and in thevery
worst taste OF composition elaborate enough.
Heaven knows, without, as Milton SAYS, being
exact. have never heard une of them, tho
said MIR. Randolph, in my life have tried
To read many and never could get through
with one God forbid, that the worst ora.
uons, IN The very worst taste, on this floor
IN tins House should ever be liable to the
criticisms to which some Fourth of July Ora
tons are obnoxious
Mr.. X. was not sure, he said, whether he
comPrehended the gentleman from Penn. IN
tle strange rule of proportion which he had
iaid down for increasing " the laxative fund"
OF legislative body, which he had told the
House docs not grow in the ratio of numbers,
hut depends upon a compound ratio, the Gre
dit oi the invention ofwlIich was entirely due
10 The gentleman from Pennsylvania. By
doubling The representation, il seemed the
taking fund" was not only TO be doubled,
but Ten times GouJied. MIR. r. said, he had
heard OF doubling brandy or doubling wills
KEY, In ms country but spirit ofthe strength
produced by the sort of doubling spoken of
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania was o.
noush TO raise an Instruction in the most Or
derry and quiet people on earth
But, 1t seemed, the hard case of the bank
rup's was brought up rs AN argument against
the capacity of this House for business0and
that tins other petitioner, whose name he
could not catch-O'Brien, was it ? The right
OF petition, Mr.. Randolph said, implied the
lI
prayer of petition, which they sometimes
took the liberty to do. Ifhc recolIected right
an act was passed, no very long time ago, for |
The relief nf th@ very Respectable old lady
whose name the gentleman from P,nnsvlva- |
ma had introduced into this debate, and in so |
dong had anticipated him, in this instance
only On lhe right ofpttition he had intend |
eu 10 refer 10 TINS very case, as shelving that |
thc game oil petltlOning was Onn iD which The |
applicant might win, but could not by any pos |
slMlty lose :and that that may be exforted Inv |
importantly which justice bad repeatedly de-
med. He recoliected another case ola very
different description for, in DardD's case ac-
t,laI and heavy loss had been incurred, and
thc only question was who was bound 10
make 1t good He recOIocted the case of ;;
nand OF petitioners who were dismissed from
tnis nousc-no, sir said Mr.. u they came before
lhIs mouse, with the brand al inlamy their
forehead. They were repealed with gnnmi
ny, repeatedly repealed, but they carried their
point at last, how cannot fell, for had lust
ceased to be member. They got the land
ana leit us (as another case) tie argument.
With regard, however, TO these bankrupts.
ne could only say that their case was an ex-
'remeiy hard one, because the only advocate
VINO had been heard in their behalf. except
the gentleman who introduced the bill. was
not certain whether or not he should vote in
their favor; and, in fact, ifany sort of infer
ence were to be drawn from what he did saw
upon the subject, it would be, that he should
vote against them. Thisimpatience of thegen
Icman ON their account AN.ls sfi,i,,.r H..