Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-19

Mr.. Miller Of PosLa,sa, ssiJ, tina, every one who
knew hiu. knew that 90 man la Yirgiuia was NOR,
sincere la his devotion to the cause OF State Rights than
nim'eii. But he would rot agree, when this House
sai passed a bill, that this great question Ct pr,ncipis
should be bfoueht up hy a side wins ia he fN m Of ~
amendment. He would vo e Ia iavvr Of State Right..
Whenever a test question was brought up; but Lot 10
every case ~h-re III, Seaa'- cho'e 10 attach he p,iu-
cisle 10 sui jecis, vi IA which IL had TO l. ri innate cen
ueAion.
Mr.. Glu.r .si1. that he wa, also friendly to $ ate
Right, tut he skouli vote against he smsndmeut OF
oe Seaa'e. The rinciplr Was vel founded in this
State; AID II w.s not Lecrsssry to aduIcnLh he poll /.
cisns OF Veg 'nia TO sc,irc 10 IL, " r.aos Iik- hi.
ihty La Tot issenerated, and we're not Vtnos o - TO
,o'r'con. RW hi> Irovi.mt. II aior''d in hiils Ut ,hs
Character would Lsvs a most N jd.t operation
On hoe companies h.rrsfer 10 be chartered, a.
'aey would be subjected 10 = iesficiioo Lot placed upon
companies formerly incorporates. Besides he would
ho' agree TO any measure which should prescribe tie
opinions a the minority. We e a proposition made in
gran ing q Charter ier a road or canal company, 10 In
'er, a provision by wbIth IL sbouid be made condi;io0-
a mat The s'o'kboid-r. should vote with us for Au.
Drew Jackson. il would be looked on AZ most VI re ,son-
aols and improper. Yet there was bat iitie diff nee
IN a political point of view between that end IN. ,ropy.
sition OF the Senate. He should most cbeeriuIiy vote
o tisagr.e with the amendment, of the senate.
MIR. Claiborne would have been one Of the las, meu
TO have stirred this subject, dig-rinr az he did i'm re.
Ia ion to il, with many OF his fiends. But when a co.
ordinate branch Of ,his Legislature saw fl, to make a
p owl ion which they though, necessary for the well.
fsre OF the Common W. alta, i, was a, Iea.t entitled IN
respec'. IL should al leas, have been spared the eri.
,bet OF fungus. Had il come TO This, that an indiyi.
dual who prop. sed such an smendmen., should be ac-
cured oi throwing a h~re-erand into our lesi.ia,ioos He
protested again't such impu,ation' ags ips, this me ssure,
Tor which he intended to vote. He cared not for The
object o! the bill-ihe Petersburg Rail, Roa,i-but he
would fustain the principle Of The amendment. IL
wa no. a mere expression OF opinion. made for ell, ct
out par OF The policy Of a lnw-aud tho estabii hs,en,
o ms principle wa, now peculiarly neco .sary II
was ume TO decide whether Virginia sborld be a part.
ner with the General Government, in schemes OF in.
CIV nprovement. or -
MIR. Willism' OF Harrison, inquired of the Speaker
w"e'her me s~enuemsn's remarks were in order-I,
"Pfe,red that every thing had been e ricken from the
amendment relating to the Government Of The Uuit.d
Siaies.
The Speaker was OF opinion tina; the gentleman was
not IN order; hut expressed a doubt.
MIR. Claiborne continued. This was no, a question
Of abstract political expedi.ncy. The compact was
made between the Company and The State, and Il was
therefore a political contract. IL was consequently
c~oiteteDf 10 The State 10 restrict The Company from
%disrosing ofs'ock to he Ger eral Government.
M, "lhams oil H'Ir'scn, again suggested that The
gentleman was cut OF order.
MIR Ciaisrrae beg gsi Il at the gentleman would no,
be iGipa'lrn;. He said he policy Of ,be Senate was
tally authorize: and e wished q de pre- CAFE the wrath
Witch seemed TO be poured Gu, on he head OF The
Unfortunate wight O: a Ssna'or who proI osad IT,. IL
hoped tn gentleman ION Harrison would not he res
i've, a. he he'd lot iransgressed the poin, Of o dor He
wa, not inclined to be warm en- this suit C., for, az be
had said b,iSre, lie was The LIST man TO have stirred
the suhjec, b d II not me, him. He should vote
against the mo ion TO disagree.
''' hslt sNu HF HtFeE cit more lDOFONYnly IL
d grant in his life, than he did at the course taken by
all that community Of gentlemen connected with The
Pet. rsburg Rail Road, snd which had shaken his iai'h
In heir political consistency. II hey were con.en,
to pocket the pittance OF So, 900 a year at the sacri6; &c
oil the trincip'e contained in this au.en imeni, he could
noi Object.
MI. Preston said he felt strengthened by The course
taken by the gentleman from Powha,an, and should
vote to disagree. He entertained the opinion hat he
Constitution had been violated. But lie though this
an improper name OF expressing such a sentiment.
He was az hfm az he gentleman from SIN sex In his
principles; but he would not submit to diciation as to
The time at which those principles should be expressed.
Mr.. B'cdnex said that as one~of thr community OF
individuals, who had so thornus hiy excited the iniig
nation OF The gentleman from Sussex, he would mere.
ly observe 'h.t he wa, no, fearful his character woulj
suft r from bis vote. His conjrci was guided by hE
own discreton, ard lie alone was re.poIs bic for 1
consistency.
Mr.. Claiborne moved the ayes and noe which was
opposed by MIR. Witcher.
MIR. Leigh observed that the words which T. "a been
stricken out had left the amendment Of the Senate
sheer nonsense; and he thought it scarcely worth while
that the ayes and noes should be called on disagreeine
TO an amendment which as it now stood, had no mean
ing.
Mr.. Claiborne withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Booker said he would prove 10 the gentleman
from Sussex, that more than $4,000 was required Ia
bride him (Mr. b. He had voted to strike out the
words from the amendment of the Senate, which was
equivalent 10 a disagreement. He should also vote 10
disagree with the Senate's amendment to the Staunton
Rail Road Bill.
Mr.. Eppes had not implied any imputa,ion on the
VI ahJ EchtitHdu.
The amendment of the Senate as amended was dis.
agreed 10.
On motion of MIR. Lewis, the Bill to incorporate the
Staunton and Potomac Rail Road Company, with the
amendments of the Senate, was taken up.
Mr.. Moore moved that the amendment prohibiting
the subscription TO the stock OF the company by the u
nited States, be disagreed TO. Mr.. NJ. did not wish to
excite a discussion. He agreed with The gentleman
who had preceded him, that this was a most improper
method OF proposing the question OF State rights.
Mr.. Claiborne moved the ayes and noes.
MI. Jackson said. that ayes and nopa N The suh;cct
would exhibit no fair criterion of the opinions of gen.
tlemen on the general principle. If a discussion was
fairly brought up on the broad question, he was W l..
ling to diccuss il aud record his vote, as he did FIVE
years ago.
Dir. Claiborne felt constrained to persist in asking the
ayes and noes, as he had been prevented from doing so
before by a point of order, which he did not very well
understand. He wished to test whether this State a.
gree. that the United States had the power to subscribe
TO joint stock companies.
Mr.. Campbell OF Brooke, said the question was not
whether the General Government had the power; but
whether its exercise should be prohibited i'm this bill.
Mr.. Gilmer should vote as he did before. The ques-
ton was not now whether the General Government
had the right in question; ii was merely whether the
joint stock companies should be restricted. He was
convinced that this motion could not be considered as
a test question.
MIR. MGR is hoped the gentleman would Withdraw
bic motion for The ayes and noes The vote on this
subject, would give 10 the public no correct idea Of the
sentiment OF The House on the g-rersi primo pie. The
ERNEST friends Of State Rig BITE in tiis House, would vote
against the gentleman from Greensvi.Ie. He should vote
sgainll the amendnsn, Of tht S nate no, only for rea-
sens already given, but because he had his doubt az TO
$ coz i,u,foDdlty. Hs could not believe That " o
gentleman uished 10 give o her states reascn. 10 sup.