Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-18

Mr.. Eppes' substitute Tor the resolutions OF tho
Committee was then rejected without count.
AZ. yHiiisr d. Pow6stsn. >then moved to recon
mit the Report. As ono member he declared him
sclf no, prepared to concur 20 d,saersa with the
Committee He thought il best that The COMMITTEES
should siate their for the conclusions to which
they haa coa,c. We were just commencing new
Government, and u was important To settle the pr,n
cipts bearing upnn the case; the cnmGunny in.
tercsscd and he Thought that the Committee accord
ing to standing rule Of the House, ought To have
stated their for the res uiions which they
came, instead " taking course suggested by the
agreement Of PARTIES. II was not question between
two gentlemen ony--,he People of Orange. nna the
whole community were Interested.
Mr.. .Mprris (Ch,irman of the Cornmittec) wished
not to be understood Opposing, the motion TO re-
commit. ii. had no objection to thu course, it the
House ordered il; but he suggested that his friend
fom Powhatan would hardly gain his object by 1t,
while it would be attended with gr-a, inconvenience
to the parties. He heartily agreed with his friend.
that the COMMITTEES ongat to interpretive Consitu-
ton. but he would fn1 that this would be done in
other cases now befcrs the COMMITTEES, presenting
the question. which had arisen in this and moro dis
tinctly. lilo saw no good but much Inconvenience in
| recommi,ing the Report.
Mr Marshall was not opposed to the motion to re-
commit on the ground only Of personal uawlingness,
but from of duty also TO tho situation Of tho
contes,ng candidate. r. this direction were given
to ths Report, it would be unfavorabe to him. lie
appealed to the recollection Of Mr. Davis 10 say. Il
! he had not admttcd-t,=t he unprcpsred tn try
the question Of good votes Tha, was the main
J question. To ascertain who had the majority o.
good votes, the evidence must be complete II II
were incomplete, the goodness badness Of the
w, es must be left the arbtrameut of the parties
1 He agreed with the gentleman from Powha'an. that
the principles involved ought Ia b. met and settled
with great care; but he would not select case IL
in which settle them. where the injustice Ia par
ticcf r,fY1 flp cnt,rao
| (D.bate 10 be continued.
| On motion OF Mr. Watkins, the Committee on Ag
riculure & Manufactures were instructed tn enquire
into the expedicncy of reducing The tax inspected
tobacco.
| On motion of Mr. Preston, the Committee on Roads
instructed to enquire into the expedency OF in
cooperating a COMPANY IN open and improves the ma
vigaton of New River from the county of Grayson
! to the Great Falls.
ISPEECH IF MR. BARBOUR. in the House Q
Delegates Thursday
| Ma. BARBoUn saii-I came here to-day, Mr.
Chairman. merely to take sf,-ctonate leave
of the lew friends which time and circumsi anc'
had eft me, withou, the expectation Of saying word
as Thought the unpleasant contest in wh'cl ! ha'
been SO long engaged. had been term'na'"d by wia
had passed. in the commi,tee-to which set lort I,
their resolution. | mean inviolaby 10 adhere; ans
while readily agree that no member Of the Hons,
is bound by that rcsolution and therefore at liberty
take any step in relation thereto which his own judg
men approves yet think 1t is obligatory on my op
ponent. Mypurpos", from the beginning of the con
roversy, urged through every stage hereof from thu
sherifs to the meeting Of the committee, ha
been arrive a, the sentiments of majority of tn
cons;itu ona voters, riding all form aud when
over hat was uscertained, to yield implicit obedcnc
TO their voicras II is not permitted TO me to scruti
nze he polls ascertain what they did say, con
tent to appel; 10 them again, to learn what they viii
say Before the people, shall be relieved iron
forms and tecbnicai,es, and in their responses at tn
polls there nc no mistake.
If can find favaI t),pbrtunity to MAXI IN j ia
eral remarks personally interesting TO myseif-for
am fn civ enx'nus, NJ afSfoysd Of in f ire; m
iair, than TO retain my scst.
rnr after upwerds 9. thirty years of public serycs
ieei the deepest sociiude that thi in nil nroba n;
MY The las; act ofny public life, ma not be tend
win any circumstance on my part, that NAV cance
any little claim maashavc The kindness nd cons,.
ITERATION OF my country You and the House ar,
aware, that the late revolution in the political
paced me IN the exal, ed condition ofa private ci,zen
! WIN Tins result was satisfied. NV of ,br,
years had been over the troub.ous sea of pubic LG
found retreat from tn" storm in the bosom of m,
own native mountains. As to the manner in which
II had been effected, thar is left without rem,rE ~
DC appreciated, according to each mans taste 7 der
yea consolation from the reflection that malun;tv IL
sen mas not oecrbed 1t to any official de inqucncy bu,
That u is part of a system in which ,bousapd. h..
been involved, presenting question where ali ~,
gr1i' are Iost IN It's national Importance and which
irresstiby addresses itsefto the Justice g. the
s"y o' inc American people, with w'.om am CON; ent
to le've it Yes, sir, was entirely conen, With H.
condition in witch found myself by the crrrent of
annlrs-tor however discouraging to The impatient q,
per Tor POLITICAL i'fe-howeve dazzling to the eve the
oauoes 1t holds out may be. can since reIy saw that
IN traversng the field, have found more iarss than
wheat-nithough am most ready to admit th,t the
harvest nave gathered is fully equal to nv claims
others may say FAR beyond them II was in INV
peaceful retirement, that my fellow citizens came TO
soiict me to serve them in tins session of Assembly,
k,ndy urging that my experience nigh, b. service,
ole 70 the stare WHAT could do bu submit 70 mi.
caiI coming from the citizens of my own native conn
~ who had cherished me when a boa dless bow and
oy whose support had succeeded to Whatever of no
n TOT anu o'Slincton had enjoyed Was il not nv
duty as a Republican. to obey9 '
ror. sir' however may be denounced by some as
no longer entitled to the name, I deny their Connie
tency tn Judge me-especially your late converts.
some OF whom of yesterday suddenly made whole
presume to send me out Of a church whose FONDA
tions contributed to lay, well ns to endow il, and
arrogsnly claiming TO be exclusive in the puri,v of
their faith, refisc mo the cup of communion T,;r,,