Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-05

doned. Mr.. NJ. said that he had been charged
with admring and initiating a distinguished man
in the councils Of the nation. The gentleman
from Brooke little understood the character Of Mr..
M. if he thought that he (Mr N.Y. ever had the
vanity to believe that he could initiate that gen.
| tleman. As to the charge Of his uniform admira-
tion OF, and friendship for that gentleman, it was
! freely admitted. He had known him lohg; and
whatever others might think, or pretend to think,
he knew that he possessed kind heart, frank
heart, and brave beart-a noble spirit, and
genius "a brilliant ever adorned any man of
his country. Mr.. NJ. said he had supported that
gentleman through good and evil report, and that
he was not now so foolish as to desert him in the
hour OF his resurrechon-he was the man, sir,
who had the intrepdity and talent on a late occa-
sion. to put the wave Of the multitude in motion,
| which had rolled, and sweiled it rolled, from
| passamaquoddy to the Baze. Sir, said Mr.. NJ,
| the gentleman from Brooke, dsavows any impu-
tation, on the great men Of our Revolution, and
| says that he declared in debate, that they were
entitled to the gratitude Of their country. Mr..
NJ said, he was aware that the speech Of the gen.
temar had been SO reported; but his language
| was, as delivered, "that the Convention Of '76,
was guilty Of the boldest usurpa,ion, perhaps ne
cessary, and that they continued the aristocracy
| and oligarchy established by the British King, to
| cripple and keep down the West" Mr.. NJ. said,
the gentleman from Brooke might not have in-
tended TO say 80. and have cast the imputation in
| the heat OF debate-but he was certain that he
could not be mistaken as to the words; because he
had not only taken them down at the time but had
conversed (before he spoke) with various gen.
tlemen, who perfectly concurred with him as to
their import. Mr.. NJ. said he could not hear in
silence an imputation Gas he deemed iD thrown on
| the characters Of the glorious men Of the revolu
| ton. He said he had been born in the midst of
the Revolution. and that the first Iispings Of his
infancy were directed in praise Of the men of that
day-that when at his mothers knee he was
| taught his first duty, to lift his aspirations to
Heaven; his next was to listen to the praises of
| these illustrious men. Mr.. M. said, that the
gentleman from Brooke, having dscaimed all at
tack upon the motives the character of our men
OF the Revolution, still insists that he is right in
| regard to the cession of Yohogany Mr.. Miller
| insisted that he had not misstated the gentleman
on this point, and that the county Of Yohogany
was given up to Pennsylvania merely to quiet a
sister state. He read again from the journals of
| the convention, to show that the movement upon
| the subject was not made until the December af-
ter the constitution adopted and that Yohoga-
ny was not represented in convention. because she
did not choose 10 send delegates; che having been
allowed the same privilege with any other county.
| MT: Miller said it could not be expected that he
could at this late hour and the spur of the
sion go into detailed answer to the gentleman
from Frederick-he would only remark that the
only difference between them, seemed to be, that
the gentleman from Frederick thought that pro-
perty should be taken into consideration in the re
presentation in the new legislature, but not in
convention, while he (Mr. Miller) though it ought
o'o'" part VI Tue oasts OF representation IN the
| convention in order to secure the desired result
as to the legislature. The figure of the watch,
used on former occasion, Mr.. Nj. said was not
intended to deny the principle that the people
had not right TO change their constitution-no
man ON the contrary more readily admitted this
principle than he did; the very remarks which
he had uttered on the subject proved. The figure
about the watch was introduced to prove that the
| gentleman did in effect use menace, even when
he discaimed il. But, Sir, this unfortunate figure
has afforded the young gentleman fine opportu-
nifty OF displaying his most splendid defamation
before the brilliant audience that listened to him.
and on that account Mr.. NJ could not regret hav.
Tag used it. Mr.. M. said with these hasty re-
| marks he would dismiss the subject