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


lie here commented in strong terms upon this doc
trlne oil exclusion. The remarks Of Mr. B. wer
made with occasional touches of humour res
peciuI towards the house; yet he availed himself
the constitutional freedom Of debate. Jealous &c
Ie'A'n ms seat-yet willing to yield il, if its reten
constitution. Protesting to be governed by III,
dictates OF religion; he was willing to serve hi.
country In peace or in war, and considered that i,
i;relf.)
| MIR. Dauis, of H. said, it was a matter of M
| importance to him whether Mr. b. be called a
deacon, elder, minister or bishop; il was enoupb
| mat he was preacher. He again referred to the
view taken by him former day, as to the
cons'ltutionaIity ofihe present mode of reaching the
case. ihe people he sill thought primarily Judges of
.he constitution What right has the house to inter-
;' 70 inns matter! Where was the authority for
IL! II the house should decide in favor of thi.
mode OF proceeding, he should vote for the exclu
SO" oil the member. He was opposed To The :.
mendment and the resolution
The question was then taken on Mr.. BilIups,.
motion, and negs,ived.
Mr.. Ghoiso', moved 30 to amend the resoIu-
,lon' az to declare that Mr.. g. was Minister of the
Gospel IN the frue intent and nea,,inp of The
Consultation, SC Agreed to-
MT ShofSon, then, In compliance with re-
quest expressed by MIR. b. called for the yes and
Noes. e al e' anu
n D.iuP-' 'hen rose, and minated that his
political death was at hand-but exn,..ssJ b;s
conviction that he should meet the membsrs ne
anef In an existence, where there would he NO
distinction among Ministers, Preachers and o,b.,s
ne 'hen ieit the House; and the question ,vas >,
Ken, ard the resolution of the committee co,o,,
led iE, ayes l79, noes 9.
on motion OF Mr. Digs. new writ of election
was issaed 10 Mathews TO supply the yarancv
MIR. CHESS REsoLUTIoNS
MI EAsS-cailed uD the resolu,io,. n
him on Monday oAe' Gu oS
GENERAL Taylor rose and opposed them. He
said he wished to know more on the sub;.c, 3D. ~
he then knew. He did not see his yav cle,r bs
.ore h,h lie might be, perhaps tmid; but he ar
knowledsed that he not armed. He va. M,
willing to take step from which he could NO, 70
cede without disgrace II was true that the res-
olutions c,me forward in the insulating disou;ss
OF a" enquiry. The gentleman from Amelia IaIr
Giles) had told US that he wi shed to make ,be sn
curry in the spirit OF philosophy and candour
bu' that gentleman ought to know tina, ever, p.r-
80" "'d noi' IKE him' ENJOY the advantages of age
OF retirement and OF affections (Which he had 80
nobiy borne) TO temper them down and orepare
them Tor such philosophical Investigations. If the
real OBJECT be calm investigations he di NOT tbinL
the scene nor the time fitted for it, The c,oxa,
and not that Hall was the scene fitted for ph;Ioso'
pn'cai investigations; In tie closet only were 10 be
i'uno The necessary means, a calm AMI Ji.passio,
ate temper. without - hich philosophy Could nh.
tain nothing He did not think the esi.t.,ir.
f1ai, al any time, III place; and especially at +,
moment " hen so many elements of discorJ are a.
""n "hen such crisis as Is said TO exist, was
penains over us. 1t was not time to draw I'd a no
iitical Catechism or essay with teIibera,o, WI.
ne looked INTO The resolutions, with all The respec,
he feli for the character of Mr. Gle. mi ~
spirit which he thought displayed in them. he fei,
ABUNDANT cause of alarm. The enquiry he said
was ei'her nusat"ry or mischievous What we're
the subjects! On some of them no enquiry need
De made' because they were clear and unuues,iona
oie or instance 'he hrst resolu ion pro oses an
| enquiry whether the exclusive jurisdiction over The
territory, persons and things, was no, secu., -
the government OF the state by its constitution.
ana whether private properly was not amply So.
cured against the power of the governmsn,
lie put 1t 10 the candTur of Mr.. G. to .av;f ,h;.
was worthy OF deliberate enquiry in Virginia.
Since the achievement of our libe ties bv The n -
voiuion, and the establishment of our free is.i,,
''on'' could 1t be pretended that property was no,
secured from robbery and plundeI2 What wa.
meant by the second enquiry! Did il mean ,b., ma
jurisdiction had been given to the general eove,n
meht, or that specification of all the par,icuI,,
| acts granting jurisdiction should be mad. /, WI,
enumerate all the grants of jurisdiction over .i,e
for light houses, forts, &c Here the enourr was
useless; no philosophical results were to grow on,
OF H. IL was utterly nugatory. The people never
thought that the rover TO take private pronertv
from lis owner IN the manner suggested in the
resolution, existed But when they see the 7 ,.,s-
ia'ure engaged In the enquiry whether il had been
conferred or not, 1t would produce doubts and ex
cite alarm and dismay among them The next en-.
curry proposed was whel her the power had hoe,
granted to the general government TO violate The
right OF private p operty at its discretion. and n
take private property from the owner and give il
to another, neither rendering public service.
Dij Mr.. q. he asked, think that a questionable
matter! Had the general government a claim IN the
doubtful power to violate right, to do wrong
VINO entertained such belief? Did Mr. G. him
sell doubt about IL! No man could en-, terrain su ch
belief He protested, that if Mr.. G. really tho,
the government bad that power, it was the frs,
line he had ever heard that such an opinion was
entertained by any one-and he advised that such
opinions be kept secret, for they were calculated 10
produce alarm. To sei up a false title always had
the effect to produce alarm in the real owner
What answer could be given to such an ENQUIRY
One OF two only; that the power does or does not
exist. Did The gentleman wish that the committee.
alter an investigation, philosophically conducted
should answer that it has? Gen. T.. Thought the
only answer shat could be anticipated was. ,ba,
such power did not exist. That House had
during the last winter, gone into this PHILOSOPHERS
enquiry, and came TO the same result that - nov
anticipated.
He put ii to the cantlour of Mr. G. to saw. il
he was not exactly in the condition of the man who
consulted the Oracle of Old, having first known
me answer ne was to get. But if you get the an :
swer after philosophical enquiry, what was "a
be the philosophical result? The answer was Civ en-
last winter. As 10 of the enquiries then
they were useless On others, Virginia had sJreadv
expressed her opinions, and il would be more pro-
per now to take tbem up and found measures upon
them.
The resolutions were the first steps towards