Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-08

for ten thousand copies OF his counter report for cir
cuation.
Mr.. McCreery said be was indifferent whether his
report was appended TO tho report presented or
not.
|, The rspor. wns then committed to Copmit,eo of
the w hole on tho State of the Union.
Mr. Coulter said, he should move to print tire usual
number ofcopies only. It seemed to him that new
principle had obtained, and that of late, instead of
receiving light from the people. tho House
verified into college of political. WISDOM from which
light was to circulate, like radii, {" all points Of tho
Union. He thought the people an Intelligent people,
and that they would derive their Information from the
multiplied sources established He did not be-
lleve tho people were in need of reasonngs from
Committees of the House. He was but rcprcsen-
tative OF the people, and he did not think his constu
ents wished information from him lead their minds.
Ii seemed to him that the doctrines contained in the
report wcrc familiar to the people of the country;
and he was unwilling to print any more copies thnn
were necessary for the information of the House.
He did not mean to express his own views upon the
| subject.
| MIR. X. NJ Johnson said. while the Committee had
discharged their duty their conscience their God,
and their country, he could not sit still and hear the
principles Of the report imsugned. He would leave
1t to the House. whether he had been unenlightened
or enlightened by the constant debates upon ques-
tons of printing documents. which had consumed
three months Ut the session. There were matured
bills enough to discuss and occupy the time Of the
House for five six months come, if they chose
to stay TO long. II the Committee deserved censura
for not s,raddlihg the fence, subject of this i'm
4 CcT1SurCQ.
taken ono sides his disposition was to treat all mon
with lberalty and he had stated that the Committee
had not reflected upon the motives of single poti-
toner. If the public agreed with the sentiments of
the report, they would applaud it, and they disked
II, they would condemn 1t, whether the House print
one copy ten thousand copies.
| Mr.. Dwight asked gentlemen to consider that this
report of such consequence that before it could
reach the members themselves, il would be in every
village and hamct and paper in the country. He
wished gentlemen to reflect that the information was
already in possession of the people. II emanacd from
them. 1t came here ond had been already reflected
back upon them. He thought it was unnecessary to
print this report at the public expense for circulation
IN the country
Mr.. Goodenow was in favor of printing ten thou
sand copies. The committee had reported and re-
qucscd to be discharged from the further considera-
ton ofthc subject When they were discharged, it
was saying 10 the people, will not legslae upon
his subject he wished the people should know the
reasons why the House would not legslate upon the
subject; and he wished they should have m more
impcrisha bic form than in the newspapers. He would
Willingly vote for the printing Of twenty thousand
copies.
The proposition was laid on the table, the hour
having elapsed, and the House refusing 10 suspend
the rule.
The Speaker lud before the House letter from
the Postmaster General, transmitting statement of
the Post Office routes which the mail is ed
on Sunday, called for by the House the Gath Of Fe-
bruary ult which letter and st atcment were laid on
the table.
The House then ngain resolved itself into a Com.
mttee OF the Whole, Mr. =. p. Barbour in the Chair.
MIR. Loyal concluded his argument support of his
right to the seat
Mr.. Newton followed IN reply, and spoke until the
usual hour of adjournment When the Committee
I rose, and
| The House adjourned.