Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-28

la the present case, it Is stated in Tie National
journal that hIr. Rdnd0iph'S motion TO lay the
Fesolation ON the table was adopted This was
not the iact The resolution was not laid upun
the table, but postponed. This error, | believe.
has not been corrected; is it of the leas, inn
poriance TO the public that it should be; nor TO the
editor OF that nFer-- as it must Lc apparent that
she error arose from mere inadyerence without the
least design to msTspresent.
The circumstances attending Mr.. Ranloiph's
motion are these: On tie Sist March, the resolu-
tion proposing an amendment 10 the Constitution
OF The United STATES, limit the periods TO which
any person may be elected President of the Irn,eI
STATES, had been read third time, and The ones
| ton was Shall The resolution pass? Mr. Rou
| dOiph SAID If he must be called upon TO vote upnp
the resolution at that time, he should vote asans,
| 1t. lie opposed TO all amendments Of The
Const:tu ion. He made some further observations
and concluded by moving g TO lay the resolution
on the table, a: least till Tomorrow, 10 mi. I
observed that must object, unless the ,entle,po,
from Virginia wished time TO examine into ,l,e ne.
rts of the question, for the purpose of maxine nm
| ms own mind; which 1 could not suppose. A. lac
seemed determined to vote against all Consti,u
! uonal amendments At this time, il was i,tima-
ted from the Chair, that the motion diI no, alui,
OF debate. proceeded, how ever, TO state thar if
TIE gentleman wished TO address the Senate unoo
the resolution, should not object 10 his motion.
bu if he did not, that hoped lie would not obr,,c,
the passing of it at this time. | then TOOL, ,,,,
seat. Had proceeded further, rrcsu7,eI should
have been perempio rily called 10 order MIR. Ran
| doiph replied at some length, and when he ,ool,
ms seat, again rose, but was again reminded tina,
the question did not admit of debate Ihove,.or
observed, that only to request the pen,lsm,,
from virginia TO change his motion TO that nj
pos'pohemen'' as That would perni, the resolution
N N ne
without special motion for that purpose
MIR. Randolph immed sly as.ented and ,La
motion TO postpone was adopted without div:.
sion.
Had wished TO debate the question, I should
have requisite ed Mr.. Randolph TO so far modify his
motion as to give me that opportunity, which he
no doubt would have done, an act Of courtesy
"cn ioei'eVe lie has never refused to any Senator
and this is done almost daily upon motions TO Law
subjects upon the table.
Whether it was correct in me, to add a singIe
sentence 10 what had said, after the Vice Presi
Gent gave. an intination that the motion did mot
Admit oil Debate, Will not pretend to say; bu,
the discipline of the Senate has never been so
strict as TO have prevented me NV observa-
dolph.
| In the Inteligencer of the 3Ist Ma Oh :, i
stated that " Mr. Dickerson objected 10 Law mo The
resolution on the table, unless the sen;lsp,a, = ou,
virginia wanted tine TO examine into its merits
ana was about To add some remarks, when he was
reminded by the Chair that the motion. now nenJ
ing lay the resolution on the table lid no, al il
OF debale, and Mr.. Dickerson took his sea, ;, II
Is true, that made the observation stated. before
was reminded that the question did not admit NJ
DEBATE. II Is also true, that | took nv seat in
consequence OF the intimation from the Chair. but
not un'l! had said what have stated
A few days since, Nr Green who learnt fo
Inc i,rst time was editor ofthe United States Tele
graph Inquired OF me il in this transaction tbounb
the wee PRESIDENT had treated me with Injustice or
dlsrespec'. assured him, that so far from if.
had not perceived, On the part of the Vice Presi-
dent towards me, the slightest want OF Justice. de.
c0run' or dellcacy. The article published by bi,,
IN consequence OF this information, seems to bavs
given offence to those editors, who had noticed The
SUBJECT before. regret that ii has done 20. az
come IN Tor part of their censure What have
now stated IL, 10 show, that / have not deserved
tins censure; and not from any desire TO pre.erve
:" the harmony ofthe new party in which have
no interest The only party belong TO is an ola
one nor yet Tor the purpose of vine!lcatine The
wee President; that task leave 10 gentlemen
OF his own school to which do not b.IonD 7
am not willing however to be unius,Iy pressed in
to the service against him.
-, NJ. DICKERSON.
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