Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-15
HOUSE on DELEG ATES.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2
De5ate on Mr. GILES Resolutions Conel,,9e5
Cen. Taylor sand, tina he had been much main ed
and surprized yesterday, when the venerable
member from Amelia complained, that he (Gea
F) had violated the dcco:um Of deh,,e I'll,
promptiIude with which he hen rose 10 ercuire
IN what this imputed indccorun consisted and Go,
prefer aionemen for il, ru-t have satisfied the
House, (and he had hoPed, would have convinced
the member iiom Amelia himself) Iha, he was
incapable OF intentional wrong TO one y 80 from
The space he occupied in the public eye hi az.
and above all his infiTnites was en, led 10 entire
deierence and forbearance. Tie gentleman ON
mat appeal, did him the justice to acqui, him OF
all personal improprie'y, and was pleased 10 re-
duce the accusation 30 The mil1er offence OF mar
!Iamen'aTy ITreguiaTIty. lie bad, notwithstanding
thought proper 10 redress himself, by the exercise
of his rights of repiisal, which if he had been
wronged ought to be taken adequate atoneu,ent ;
anu by the laws oiwar, whethe! military or parlia-
mentary, absolved him from all obligations 10
make further reparaii"n. But, as he was unwill-
ing to incur even that milder censure, and new er
ught with a grudging hand to limit his atone
men 10 The smallest amount of PREPARATION, he felt
II his first duty on rising to days 10 prove 10 he
House and 10 that member, that he had no: trans
crossed the most lsstidiOus rule OF paramen' ar,
order. What the imputed offence! Tbat
instead o. asking ofihe Committee, which was TO be
appointed on his Resolutions, what measures were
IN contemplation 10 " rest the usuIpaiion of lhe
General Go'ernmeni, to >tay lis despotism, and
reins a'e the rights and literes OF Virginia the
enquiry had been addressed personally to the mem,
Der from Amelia, and that it had been reiterated
TO the extent ofiroube-ome inpouuniiy.
Ihe gentleman could not complain, that he had
been put to The trouble OF ing; for the
flouse would remember, that tie impo tunuy OF
the enquiry had not subdued his determined silence
or b. aimed the slightest disclosure OF the measures
which looked TO such important ends And in
this he Was bound to suppose the gentleman de-
parted from the ordinary and aniao'e course of
his notuTe, which, without doubt, was always graft
hedhy the Disclosure OF measures intended or Cd,
cuiated TO DO good. lie ulj not help suspeclinr
that some streams Of Yankee blood Ms, ed in the
genileman's Vein; and he did not ihink lie would
be injured by il, for he dill not mean 10y The al.
fusion to speak OF them di.rsspocluly. They had
many admirable virtues; and though they had ,une
peculianiies, and pefhaps oibIes in their charac-
tors, " e should remember that, we in Virginia.
were not entirely fauliless; aud it would be better
and happier for US all, and for this Uuion that
with bro;bCly affection, should admire and
initiate each Others virtues and be indulgen to each
others foible., and 10 he language quoted the
other day. Z" BE TO their virtues very kind, and to
their faults a little blind IL was said ~ be
peculiarly amongst the Yankees, to avoid direct
reply; hat bough inqui-itiye. they like lie gen
uemaD from Amelia, are not fond OF answering,
Souih,rn way, by wager; Tie sneeis Of Boston
was the scene OF Trial, and the first person they
met was to be the ubj.ct IL experiment. a passing
gentleman soon afforded an opportunity, and the
question hit on was calculated 60 disarm s1spCion
itself Of all caution. So May ask, Sir" said
the Southron) what's o'clock?' is our watch
out Of orderi'' was the reply Of the Yankee To
all my Imponunate enquiries tie gentleman from
Amelia, with true Yankee nsvete, said, 9" vii
answer The genilemans questions, by asking ano-
Their"
That the gentleman bad been panied and troubled
: by the enquites put to him. Gen. L. could not
deny; and the House would have believed it, from
what they saw, without the solemn complaint
which the gentleman FROM Amelis bad made. But
/ he thought the gentleman bad mistaken The seat Of
/ bis pain and The cause OF bis troubles. The pain
was not in the question:, bat ~ the answers he
should give, ii ne snsw cred at all; and nls chle
trouble consisted in the painful conriyahees Of
/ ays and means to maintain bis silence lie had
'"deed, in a great degree succeeded; and The gen
ueman 10y way OF offset against The charge Of In.
Propriey) should give him, Gen. Il. credit Tor the
increased value, which had been conferred On Mr.
G's talent A. !ebiter, b. the new display Of ski
10 avoiding successfully every topic, which IL wa
.angerous 10 touch But the question was pro
pedy put. twas strictly parliamentary 10 asl
of the mover Of any proposition or resolution
disclosure Of bis motives aad his ends, The mschie