Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-26

Sir, requires not the s Of prophecy 10 ofeses ths(
tns vast and unwieidy Empire must tumble to piecss:
inc elements Of s dissolution are already a, work
SOC ,nen, Sr. less In the occasional aud nome nary
sxcitemeLe Of individual and sola,ei States than in
tho systematic assumption Of upaUi borized pswers by
vac great central heat and 10 iis bold and perssver.
tng ncroaehments upon he reserved rix hts Of the
ates. think 1 see 10 my minds eve, the speeR IN
tue horizon $50 eioqaenty described by an Orator Ia
he Other Houss which IL coon overcast our poii,i-
Cal hemisphere, with dark aud de soating cloud IL
not wise, theu in the caItons pilot ow srsp<
pies ahead against the ng torn I, II not p-a.
aeht % lay row, when you may. the broad aud solid
ioundations OF tnat future nj and acy.
winch must follow this political oh os Where, in
ID tim OF Iouhi- vii you look isr slii.s Not on
TIE Atlantic boder-ior ,here sou will m.~ ct with
VaS ani comp ''io'., ho h VA toreisn aud Domestic
commerce. You must hook to tie setting sun-icr
there will be NE ptysicsf. il 30. not al s~us
OF 'h' ehpir". You can bird IA yen only by
tue bo"ds Of community OF interest. aud feelings.
TIE mean. oi doiog this within your reach
pas the Bill 10 yeUr hsnd, in hs present. shape, and
fhey are gone Jorecer.
Mr. Speaks, l owe apology 10 the Senate, for
vnx hespas'rd so uarea'0 iabiv on h ir rat nee.
But SIR, the iruitfu,npss OF al. theme, NY sb,i-
y 10 condo NE my Thoughts. grcwnS out OF IT Of
IN nAoit oil pup'c speakpgs NUT plead my exc0s,.
O,e word more, befor. / lake my seat-Tae
sent eu,an from Augusta tas made enc aiiu.ion To
my occasional and ecciden al cont Fences with my
worthy AID sbl- Predeces-or Ills or. AID .sys.
he was rot surprised d, T. vebem. opp s
TO this II, when he who The promptr behind
the scso-s know no sir, wi at ma. b eop mons
oil he representative and cou-t,uen. k-ow OF
whether he der II presumptuous 10 Of.
'er, tnl degrading 10 the other con.en to 20
rhang- Oh opinions stio.s II pubir lnes For
myself, will only 'aN, thai am 50 e s'Die OF my
own dehciencies that should be coy y is sense
OF dignity should resrain ON rk,rg stoa
wherever 10 De found AutJ str, I'll. il not th~ FIST
time have trohued by FREE cation with my
friend 10 when tn sentt has referred aud The
gen ieman viii par tor laying that touht WI g.
Their even be m,sh, have beeu the wise,, hat he
drawn more freq entity and isrg-ly upon this
Itch store-hon-e Of gisla,ve and political experience
aud iIforn alton. IL The g-n-men believes, as bis
NO de would ,een to imply, Tia eded promp'er
10 urge me 70 he d charge Of my duty rel ice be-
eve hat he ktows lees OF NY chsrsc than 10 those
who sent m here Toey bed hat under what
ever o'her dehc~Dc O. may iasour have enough Of
x,ai In th-i' service prompt to aress de -bce
Of their rights and interests whenever either l.. in
DANCE.
Tie Senator IRON Augusta (Mr. Pr ha. rdulxed
In vein ct humour which shall attempt to emu
late, but will freely torsiveior while owedge
all want OF a'ent tor w.t. have yet keen a relish
Tor good joke that would sooner he tue subject of
II myself, thau 10 it aog sther. He compares his
bu 20 luckiess wight o! patient VITO has fallen INTO
the hands OF hall dozen quacks WAC are perp.u
ally dtuggDs i'-do.ng ia with al the merciless
city OF Sspgrs o. Sir, il H. go long sine. "sunk the
shop that can have professional constituencies
on this subject might cay to the gentleman tLeie
are other q"dcks besides those in medieipe-there
such things III the world Legislative political
quack -anj the, The u.Ost ischievous OF their
sproiss-whie their btethrsn Of the pesile dispatch
not, even by ind ec,oD, ply Ell Of these ephets
70 me sen'iemso Simply because do not believe no
deserves l..
The Senator from AufuHa has delighted 10 speak of
hs bantling, feeble, helpless and unofend-
ing t1dm,-as dwarf. having every thing 10
fear from the power aud oHpte.tion of Others
TO weak hsef to do mischief. II he had d, -
c'ibtc II az Giant, the epihet would have
seea more descriptive and app oprate. Sr. it 10 q
colossus 10 which that Of RHODES a mere piymy
"a colossus Which h-sridug two States OF thus
Uaion, laves foot in hr brny of ID J.
CheSapeak., and eools the others 10 limpid
rent Of the Ohio-Yss, sir, a giant, who II you
un~iseiy place in bis hands the liver asked
ior-a lever as powerful as that oil AehiMedes, will
move our S'ae TO ills c-D're-wii dash IL to pieces
Mr.. Speaker, returning TO the Srnate my sincere
thanks for their kind End patient indulgence, will
detsiu you no lenger. There many other points
oil view in which had wished to present this subj
-nany argume ns, on the other eide which could
have wished to answer, but, cannot farther
10 uespass on your kindness. Whatever may be the
decision OF this momenous question, shall have per-
formed my part shall have warned you Of the dam
ger by which you surrounded-I shall have faith
fully and fearlessly discharged my duty my consttu
ents and TO my country.
DiED-On Monday the 2lst instant, late sdspco IN,
King q Queen county AFTER proNcte i'll Of health for
several years past, Mr. Temple Gwahmey 10 his S0tb
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