Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-03

eush iAu no confluence an the House, nor i
IN, m, o,snity and impartiallty of the Speaker?-
= o'd lie suppose that the committee would b
improperly selected? IF the committee was no
aI.1s '' wnefe' he asked. was the ground o
alarm Was 1t feared that they would not d,
'"eir oo'y. The whole merits Of the question de
penaeo upon the single fact; whe Their the commit
eee would De real or nominal If the alarm cam,
n1n nin' Mi. e., or from any apprehensions as ,e
~""' ne individually thought the subiec,
considered It an indecorum. The objection
was NOT 10 the thing, but to the person who in,r.
aueed It. The gentleman had called on him h.
.'o nor know how many times. to say what he in
'enoed 10 do. Gen Tayior here said he onI,
"'neo 10 know what were the Individual i'm
pressions OF Mr.. Giles MIR. Giles then asked il
.na' was dscorous! How was he TO know wba,
was 10 be done; what facts would be ascer,aned
what principles de, eloped? His own impre.,;on.
WIN The lights he then Possessed, could have moth
'"s 70 90 with the mere question of ENQUIRY into
| sPes ana Facts SO important as those referred
10 oy the resolutions. Mr.. G. thought the dis
u''6n In this case began at the wrong end Be
'ne enquiry began, you arc 10 tell how il is
SUI. was this the mode TO conduct a Dbiio
fosoPhseaI enquiry, TO use the terms of The oen-
.e"a an! a philosophical enquiry was an inves
"sauoh ai'er truth. But it had been ask Ell if his
was 'he place for such an enquiry. All ENQUIRIES
ne noosn', ought 10 be of that character. and hs
u'u MOI see why the committee could t. OF make i,
IN the subject except the gentleman's own .,,..s
'iohs' In reply 10 the objection that tina, iiou
no. 'he proper place Tor phloso phical enoui,i.x
."'' 1nes asked, u members could not make n, a
enquiry i" their chamber? He presumed tbs
gentleman mad already availed himself of the adj
vi 'ha' retirement, and had cons,im ed The
in'uiSh' taper In looking into the subject. and :,
was matter OF regret thai he had TUNED bis ,hi,o
eophy into passion. He would recomm.r, H.,
NC shouiu return TO his closet; leave there his ma,
SON. ana come into that Hall with his pbosorLv
WI. ". said, that he was surprised that the Heyo
No'ioik should be so easily frightened, and sc,
| ."e Psr' oil dancing school miss Mr. G. said IL,
mad always been a civic man in his ,,;, :,
aVocauons; and 1t he had been thus easily fri,h,a
| CD, IL would not have been matter of such s,
ifise. hut when he recollected The part ,ba, c.
eTai l. had acted in the fe,e of yo,k .ro,."
"ne,e tue speeches delivered by that sen,leman
~. ~ were worth all the expense incur
ieu' wheh ne recoilecIed the chivaltou. cb,r,c,a
ne had maintained on all occasions he ,,.. -;
| Gu 'ha' ne should quake before be came i, -,
even OF the shadow OF shade. We ou.h, noI ~
~ ou' wa, oeiore we even saw sprck pottend
."e :" '"e'e even was any thing diamet.ica'lv
opposed 20 ar 1t was the measure under consul
~ was merely an enquiry into civil rights.
Inc nrst resolution had been objected TO. Vba,
was II! II was only an enquiry into 80 80
renee 10 fundamental principles 10 u bicb il ,,,.s
our du'y TO have frequent recurrence Rut # such
al enquiry was TO subject US 10 war with the oep.
erai government, what sort Of monster hal 90,
set up there: If you undertake to enquire int
your original rights, compare your Con.,5,,,;,
win 'he Constitution o! the United States 10 sop
what was retained s. what was par,ed viii
when you undertake to do this in a djspasona,a
ana Philosophical manner, if The gentleman pleass
se-, you a'e met with the cry OF war. Geos,,I
1. lie sad had remarked that he, (NIr G. y had
formed his plan 10 his he would reply ,ha, ne
han had .f,,I
confidence that they would reAsct upon and decide
what was best 10 be done. He had form.
ed some opinions the subsc, and was
willing go into the Comparison OF them with
those o. other gentlemen. 1t would bp found ,b,,
he was prepared 10 yield as much TO others az ,bex
could req iire-and even more-he would take
their schemes II they woud answer the nuroos.
IN preference TO any that he had though, upon.
II was also objected hat The subject had been en-
CURED into last year. But the present enuui,v he
said, vent lille f.riher II rroposet, by an able
committee 10 ascertain FIRST principles, and TO re-
port important facts 10 the House This h-
'housh' was e"-iiy done The gentleman had read
over and over the concluding Fart Of the resolu
tons, and commented upon The imaginary results
which he thought would follow. General Tsvlor
had dwelt on the supposed measures he ,hougb,
contemplated to stay The huud of atsurDofion
But, said Mr. Giles. suppose be found that us,r-
pations bad actually occurred, and That your i'm.
willing To submit % this to be tied 10 the STAKE
TO submit 10 unlimited taxation-to become the
vassai oil another government, Were hsr peoul.
prepared TO scqmesce in the prOsIration OF their
rights, because lie blow came from a government
which they had assisted in forming and in the
| main enance OF which in its legitimate sphere
they were interested, instead OF from foreiso
govern nent! Or were we prepared, on the con-
trary, 10 proceed cautiously, by looking into the
foundation OF our rights, tracing the violation oI
them; and consulting for The means of ,edre.s ,
The latter course he thought the dictate of pru.
dence and wisdom He had not expected sny de
bate on the proposition to submit, an cnouiry to
Committee and when he rose he had not in.
tended even saying this much. He could no, be-
Iieve that the gentleman was as much alarmed
as he seemed TO be.
The House then adjourned.
fEsrERDAY-Sundry reports OF bills and resp
lu,ions from ;he committees were made A fur
Their notice of which will be taken in our next.
Mr. Page, called up the resolutions offered Inv
Mr.. Giles on a former day Mr.. Watts moved
their indefinite posIponement, and called for the
ayes aud noes.
Gen. Taylor, then and supported the mo.
ton IN speech OF some length, in which he again
took view OF the tendencies OF The resolutions.
aud replied to the remarks oil Mr. Giles ON the
day before. He wds followed by Mr.. Giles " no
moved that the question the motion to postpone
be put off until Monday, when he would enter
more July into the subject. But the question on
indefinite rostponemeni claiming preference; and
| Mr. Watts refusing to Withdraw it, was taken by
ayes and noes; aud nesati: ell ayes 81, Noes
1873.
Mr.. Crun,p Of Powhatan, expressed wish
that the further consideration Of the subject should
not be postponed until Monday, and asked for the
| Wi of ,ba a..