Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-11

! tomorrow evening. Letters speak with continued
aud Increased confidence of Mr.. Adams success
M Krcmcr-It will he seen By a quotation from
the National lntelligcncer of Wednesday, '.that
Alr. krcmer has declined appearing before the Com
mit,ec of investigation aud that he has prote scd
in very decided terms, against the authority of the
| House of Representatives, or of the Committee of
inquiry, tn hold him responsible for having written
the letter.; aud "that he has also protested ganst
the right of tlc Committee to place him in the atti-
tudc of accuser, and eSpec' lilly upon general
charges contained in his own letter, but imdica-
| ted ny the Speaker
/ In III, reply To Mr.. Clay the floor of the H. of
! Representative. Mr.. krcn;cr uses this language
"Ict it fall (rcpro1atipn) where IT might, h. was
willing To meet the enquiry, aud abide the result
| This "baChius ont is quite sufficient Ia satisfy
the public al! the uility of his charges and his de-
po,Iblc inprudcrc', To give no stronger name, i'm
writing the letter To MIR. Simpson. What course
! the Committee viii adopt in consequence of this
disclaimer of their authority, we have nat learned
hut Mr.. kr"nrr'S contunacy will Justify the House
OF Representatives i'll voting an honorable acquit,al
of their Speaker, aud probably ccmsuring the uds-
crction malcvolcncc uf his accuSrr.
It is rcpo ted that Mr.. Krcmcr has sign fed 10
Nj. Clay, his disposition to offer him AN APOLOGY
and thar the latter declared that his own feelings
were easy to satisfy, but that he had no coutroul
over the subject, far it had been submitted To
the House of Representatives.
| Conrention.-Ou Wednesday tine bill CONCERN
! lng a Convention taken up in the Senate, in
co 'mit,rc of the whole. We shall present in our
next paper, sketch of the interesting debate which
| followed. MIR. Page offered an amendments pro-
vi'iing for the election OF delegates to the Convrn-
ton, from districts equal may be in white pop
Ulation. This was lost, ayes s. NOES p Mr.
| SraNion then. i'll speech of considerable length.
| but OF most suicidal characters moved to strike
our the first section of the bill. This motion was
carried. ayes IL, nurs L. The committee then
ross, and Messrs. Da,lc, Page, Thorn, Armistead
ami J"imsou, (of Augusta) scverally explained
! the motives of their votes.
We have seldom heard speech more beautiful
IN language, more moderate, Use and cnnciliatory
! than that of Mr.. Armistcad.-"Opposed it, opinion
I" the policy of Convention, he thought the wishe,
oi the people entitled 10 respect II majority
were III favor of the measure, he, as il republican
was disposed to acquicsc in their will II they were
opposed to ii, he Thought the direct expression Of
that opinion. the most certain and effective method
10 qmet public agitatonS, and to defeat the call of
"a Convention. " hen called upon by the people.
ne not disposed to deny them the facilities of
iaw the advantage o. its officers, in the express
sion of thoif wishes"
Tho following the ayes aud noes on the ras-
sage of the bill.
hfES-NIef~rs. Allen, Boyd, Dadc, McCarty.
Page, Fry, Thorn, Morgan, sharp Armistead and
Clobcrne-ll.
NOES-Ncssrs Holt, (Speakef,) W. X. John
son, Goodwyn, Cloptnm, c. Johnson, Brown Ruf1in.
Wyatt, Chapman, Cabell, OtCy, Rose and Braxtcn
i-I3.
Thus it will be scen that Notwithstanding The
W: lie and general expression of the popular wish
for Il Convention, the passage of the bill by the
House oil Delegates, and the harmless and innocent
shape Which mad been given it, proposing only TO
enquire OF the treehnldcrs of the state what their
wishes we're the &cm.,. have rejected it.
Erpinldtion.--ln our last publication. we usod
thus language, IN reference to the Convention
BIii then before the scnate:-s.W ere Chan.
man Johnson. that individual whose purtcn-
tIons AID perVadlng influence is felt through all
The cXtrcinitIcs of the Commonwealth, and
whose genius is stamped on every page OF our
salute book, Republican, there would be no
doubt of its passage"
Some OF our senators have been so sensitive
as to discover in This evpresscn an indirnity IN
tcir body, and 80 little like senators, as to dis
play some irritation about it. They have cho-
sen 10 construe is as an imputation on the indie
Pcndencc oftheil body, and as implying that
'iicy were under the influence of MIR. Johnson.
we WI! explain what did ;ncau, not for
me satisfaction oi the few individuals of that
BODY, who have, by their scky scnsiritv, given
stronger evidence of being under ths influence.
tiaii c",dd have been inferred from what W., said
"ht from the respect VIC owe 10 the Govern
Inent,,and the soIiciiUde we fe.k to je perfectly
understood in whatever we say.
Ii h"d been -tatcd aud believed that the division
~ t'c senate, was - lor and IL against couvcu-
non. Ii THIS state ri things was So it renuifcd no
NocNef 70 tell. that one vote deducted from the nee
auve and added to the affirmative, would rive the
majority to the latter. If Mr. johnson, thcreCo,r
"' any o'hei member Oh this s,Ipposition had vo-
ted ior the contention, the bill would b,,o hcc,
'"''''" We MI upon tine name of Chapman Jolil-
son Tor paiplbIa reason, and which the wisdom
OF Senators. ought to have apprehcudcd. II ,y,e
very Wei known to the Legislature and the STATE.
mat me district which Mo johnson rcurcsentcd had,
peeH warmly, and consistently for a convention
we introduced his name therefore, as one On yyhirb
TIE 'lehdS oi the measure had some rirht ;o rpl,
ana iof the purpose of showing that a majority Of
the senatorial districts favored the call of = con
vcntIoh If tho Offended gentlemen had rome on
10 read the next paragraph, in which the state If
t'ieS III the senate is stated, they would have dis
covered our meaning, without tie aid of this expa
nation. P'"
B"' it seems That some Of them did understand
IL, o"t were afraid that the people would nsinterp, et
N"'t we sad c are apprizcd OF the csiilna ton
IN winch the proGle stand with some Of the Senate.
but we have much confidence il, their clcar-,b,
cdnrSs and rnncSs to think that the vc te of We'd
neHday' ou'taSlng puhiic continents as it dill and
destructive OF the most sacred principles of our 20
| YeInncit nay, obstructive of the peace and tran
guilty OF society, will be branded with their decided
disapProbaiiou.
Inc estimate of the vote in the senate on the
conventions u it turned out, was SLIGHTLY ipcor-
rect The result showing ] for the bill, and Is a.