Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-02

Jured by hogov crnmen and would be filed s. ala m
and excitement, He read the third resolution. and
asked u any man believed that tie General Govern
eh' h"d rsh 10 violate right and TO take proper ty
from enc man and give TO another? To eno,e i'm In
Ills proposition 10 disturb tie public mind ard e.,
Sad 10 no good AS TO the enquiry the ii the
COMMITTEE must report that the Government has the
powc CIR has il not Suppose the or 10 be i'm the
negnti,ca What would be gained by il? This BODY
had the last session instituted this enquiry and came
TO the same conclusion. lie asked if the gentleman
did not anticipate the answcr-if he not in tho
condition of these o.: old. who consulted the oracle,
knowing tie beforehand? Where then was
ne need OF this enquiry He sand that this the
hrst sep-ths enquiry was the gliding on the bill. He
ieao Inc last resolution and said that that pointed out
The real object The enquiry W., nominal. He would
not say that the pamphlet already written but its
materials were prepared, and the Committee would do
nothing but introduce 1t TO the world. The answers
10 the enquiry ere already anticipated The commit
tee were called upon report measures TO arrest the
nnrRation and dospotism of the General Government
When did despotism stay its hand for argument and
reasoning! Never The committee were called upon
tor measures 10 enstatc Virginia her rights were
really overhrown, who would talk of ether measures
than arms' We had been told by tue gentleman
rom Amelia, that If her complaints found to tie
wen founded. Virginia ought 10 TO Complain.-
F" hat was she 10 do? To submit To reason upon her
grievances with tue General Cover n,rent: Nc but TO
act. How to actA If il was question with fore;on
Government lie should know what meant What
Interpretation ought TO be put upon the term to ac,a
when lie argument was exhausted, there was no re-
course bnt WAR or DIsHoNoUR. He heard bayonets
spoken OF without alarn'-he heard dsupion mentioned
IN cold and familiar terms. Gentlemen must excuse
him for his tmidity-but lie saw in those things vba,
"e could not ntter-the loss of public ljberty-Ls
arning OF brother agains, 5roherhe extinguishrent
OF he brightest star that enlightened the world
When that time came, and God forbid that it siou Nd
come in his time, he would leave his body in the la
dyke FOR Virginia. But he wuld no; en- bark on tb,.
voyage nnt lac krew the port Of destination He aslxt
for Information lie wished 10 know whittier the road
leftover PLAINS and savannahs, over horrd abysses
lie diu not doubt that tie gentleman had devised the
measures TO which these resolutions led and he called
! upon hin TO develope them If he had not would tho
House put itself under the direction of Judge who d
no.-h'mselt know the way? lie wished 10 see the
| nhyss-te would endeavour 20 summon q Roman
courage 10 plunge into -but lie wished to survey il
hrs lie advcIed 10 the excise suggested as the RENE
dy intended 10 be applied. He would suppose that II
was, applied and ,ha the remedy faled-ior no papa-
cca was OF universal succCss-what came ne xt7
Consistency told required us 10 act now-ho,v
much more wonid consistency, with Offended pride re-
quire us tn set afterwards tic remedy use had
iaiied of effect. No could tell u.s. There was ma
stopping rlace--thc General Government must submit
to our argument, or be fo ceG 10 submit lie proclaim
ed i! boldly AR must be tie conssuuence Ife
went farther; when things TO this state-wi,en
! IIGinIa determined that she wIonced and ar
gunent failed, w;:r ought 10 be the consequences BUT
the sword was now i'll Tie scabbard, ard differences
might be accomnoca led With honour. lie asked again.
what were tic gcntleman's Interior yiews?
Mr. Giles to express his establishment at the rema,t
Ct the gentleman last w. Noting was more common tina
to sound the 'ocsin of alarm 1t the common remedy
bu; lac asCnshed exhibitions The
seemed really alarned& he was the more aston;sbed
from the known ga!lantry Of that geeman He said tina
We gentleman had inverted every hinghe had reasoned
on Id" fetched and eXtravagant surposcrs If he knew
any thing about it, these suposons were the yerv epo,,;
tirs 10 ic submitted TO the COMMITTEE complained mr.
i'rcoru III the grntiemans addressing the whole Of is
argument Il" IIihin considering him in sl0it as tie
nIi;'e lie complained that had been asked Of HIM
Wh"t Il Interior measures to be the Commit
zee vas 10 10; en Taylor eXpained-he did not wish To
hint
"oi' ") MI o. said the resolutions cai!+d fcr ~ eH-
qy nom Con n'iiier, tn and larts
iy interesting 10 the State. We were called upon r. hc
at the wrong ond--nnt TO wait until COMMITTEE
e", h"t the nioiiHaiion asked before the
was appointed lie said there reason for all s
alarms Of the gcnlIsmsan-hc enquiry was r. kin, tic ,
al course He did rot believe tire gentleman as muc,
S'ehed as he thought lie lie could believe tina
the Hero al No L. would be alarmed when ne who haa
never seen var felt lie did think that this rs,
rien'"n wouc Tie FIST quake before he came IN RI
OF The shadow ola shade. He hoped the house Womb al
j"'h Ice OF ALARM and not talk of war, before specb
waNSteh to P"'i' WI it, lie said that esoutio, er
'iiametIc"Ily opposed To No man here dream,
war ii 1t came, 1t would be fom o,Iarer-and
u WAY was To cone because locked the charter ~
our rights what sUrt of monster had erected at Wash
imgtun: lie had give ow II mind no direction on tho t
lec lie was willing go into cOmpa rs0n of opuions
IL ha ofen SAID we enquiIed asi yearB If we nso,
Stopped would be- thought an abandonment. lie wished
10 90 only little lurther than wear The.
was not that difficulty in this enquiry apprehended
was "lng TO do, but to look into Constitution He
h"u M" thought thar word would be called fon him IN
nay lie supposed they would take the usual course ue
saA ashin that IN his mind !ie gjven the r,ro,,
tons II" iiecionhe relied up0il wisdom nd Grmnrss
OF the Ho"Sc. He concluded by promising 10 deyelr rio
/ opinion III iu' at Il proper tim.e.
On motion Of Nj. Page, the House aajourueG
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