Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-07

Let us have "strcnuous debote," this
subject at lcast,lct express, by votes, our dc
Iberate opinion as to their merits.
H. unhappily IL shall be found that we can agree
onnoiMng, t.us, al least, part in peace. Let US
rh ininme our imngnaiions and our PASSIONS by de-
Ginning about that are never to lie wagcd, and
ABOUT battles that never 20 be fought
Mr. LhrGm, of Chesterfield, said TIA; if the hearts
Of the L nt!c.nan from Frederick and his own could
be examined, TIA y would perhaps be found to beat
more IN unison than the gentleman expects The
gen leman says that fng of truce is over us and
wc are cnga"cj u negoclatios. Ifthcrc he a flag OF
truce said Mr.. L. have not vet seen its white
l' there be ncgociRtion IN process, ON not adj
ntcd 10 1t; n there re compar of views am
not IN the cOncidve. lie said that perhaps he did not
deserve to be there because the part lie had taken in
the debate had been and decided, and so
marked, that mo- hope entertained that he could
be iHruccd 10 yield an inch. When he rose in his
p-,,c few days since, and begged poStponencnt of
the decision !Ir few days, IN order that he might
prepare proposition oil compromise in which both
inight be made TO yield somewhat, and neither to
stand on tin Ground which was originally occupied,
lac bad hoped Then that his intentions would have been
better uppr ciatcd He had then hoistcd the flag,
elj he did not take II until il had been fired upon
/: was not until he had heard that his pronosition
would nc rejected, that Inc had declared, either here
or uu' 81 diurs, that lie expected strenuous debate
lie wished Ina; Inc could fulfil his promise or answer
The expectation which that EomiSe had produced,
i2T never whlr he brcathed, would he aztec 10
the princirle that property ought be wholly dis
regarded. The gentleman from Rockbridgc had told
l.
icuhan well knew that he Mr. L.. had no prejudice
against TINT blond No knew 1t better That
gentleman had fill his sentiments IN his own person
lie admired the gentleman for one peculiar quality
Ut tlat blood wbf; BEE esiioi e,i-yhch was .nat he
conld not help expressing ms high varCraton for II,
lie respected him Sr that; the gentleman would hay,
no Condemnation rom him in that respect. He would
LEI! that gentleman, thst. al hOugh there not that
nan II the State. nay, that man IN the world whom
hc would a lief not fight him; vet Old Viz
Gnla would be as little disposed If they must meet
Hlnnuckburn 70 WELD New Virginia Blu, why
these threats Does the gentleman apprchend that
We are to be thus frlGhtcned-thlt VIC, the descend
of those whose blood is mingled with the blood of
his ancestors, have lost all original courage md
arc ready tnmcly 10 submit 20 whatever may be C,;-
acted ofus' Does he feel knowing whom he address
90, that Lower Virginia Is not least as brave as
the gentiemans country the gallantry of which, said
Mr. l.. l would he the last TO dcprcca -
Ar. MooRE said he had never expected to alarm,
,hc gentleman from Chesterfield and the East lie
knew full well 10 whom he addressing himself
but he had seen that gentleraea had drawn ds;inc-
tons between tho Old and New Virginia stock III,
hadno idea Of alarming the gcntlcnan from Chester
field. But he desired TO impress 1t on the minds of
gentlemen that the people whom he represented
would not be cnsiaved without resistance; that he too
had taken his stand. and he would 90 no farther
Mr.. LEGH resumed. He stated that he had al
ludcd to the Old aud New Virginia stock but he had
not done II IN the way Of taun,. In the remarks which
he had made IN reference to the county courts he had
referred TO Old and New Virginia, and had nut Nov,
virginia on tic same footing with Old Virginia for
which he might stand charged with full share of ma
tional vanity.
Although he had intended to debate these propoei
tons with all his strength. he had never risen tn od
dress an assembly with half the embarrassment, which
he felt at this moment. he had gone to work hon
CSty, and with the sincere desire to brn ebon
u compromise; and lie believed that he had rvcn owl
dence OF his desire t" do umplc more than ample ms
ice to the West, at the same time that he had done
nl Justice TO the East. lie had expected difficulties
blIt he had also expected fall support from the East
az least, If from other part Where then must bbv
been his 6urprse-his affection -wIer after all Lts
labor, his good friend from Richmond rises and snyg
that although he preferred the proposition which he
(NIr j. bad made, it he could do n1thrp better bc
would take that Of the other side. Then ND rcs tine
gentleman from Loudoun, and says he thanks his
trend Tor saying he would take the propositions Offer
cd by the West; aud lie Ig followed by another zen
leTnan from LoudOun, who called the gentleman from
Rchmond his political father, and stated that he was
prepared to low his lessons; and that it was most
gratifying to him to hear that he would If hc could
not have the proposition ofthc gentleman from Cbcs
tcrcld take that which he might afterwards find TO
nc The best. In the mean time not word has cs-
capped from any gentleman from the West which cy-
holtS a corresponding disposition on that side Not
one word. To our affections they appeal with conf
dence but when the appeal is made by Old to Ncly
Virginia not word heard. The gentleman from
Richmond they rely on with confidence, bat for them.
selves they viii yield nothing; they stand firm and
VIII not move an inch from their ground.
The gentleman from LOuIoun who calls the NON.
iicman from Richmond his political father, and OK.
presses Such uhDOuuded confidence in him, tells
nm, at the very moment, that il is his vote
md not hl5 advice which lac wants. II was his
VOC which the gentleman valued, md he must
know that the gentleman from Richmond said ne
could only take the proposition on the other side
Ts the last resort, since lie preferred mine lie wished
the gentleman had come manfully and said IL US
only the vote which he wanted. lie, Ar. L.. not ONLY
wanted the vote OF the gentleman from Richmond h.,
$50 wanted his ad the aid of that weight of charac
yer winch belongs to him. lie Mr. H., stood alone:
lac was tile only person who thought il propcr 10 de
Iate this subject and he wanted the support of the
gentleman IRON Richmond, as lie had received IL i'm
TIC debate on the county court systcm--f be couII
obtain his eid nov, as tie did thon, tic propriefv %
his proposition woullbc more pcrcepube 10 die Com
day, he found the gentleman from Nortlann,or s,,i
mtlmg to the House the proposition which i, nov
under discussion. lie heard but few Of the remark
oi VIC geh'cman and not sufficient to inform him Of
the precise motive Of the proposition lie bearJ -
Han read by the clerk. We, foi reasons which mus, b,
obvious ~ every ono who has aicndld IN d. rn..-