Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-18

with great humor, when 1t passed by large
majority.
DUELLING BILL.
The duol,ing bill having been read a third time
MIR GallaheT offered ryder IN these words Be
az farther enasted. That the disqualification created
by the I'd section Of thus act, shall b. extended
To- any offender beyond the period of fifteen wears
ifom and after the commission of the offence
MIR Gallaner remarked that Heaven itself allowed
us some probation aud that the loose ought TO OBJ
serve some propori ion IN the infection OF punishment
Mr. BsodnaX objected that the ryder If uGopteL
ments.
Mr. Campbell OF Brooke, supported the ryder The
bill, departing from tho codes of all civilized
countries had debarred the offence it punished from
pardon. AS this the case, he thought there
ought TO be some limitation to the punishment, in
point OF time, and that fifteen years ought to be
deemed sufficient
| The House refused to have the ryder read th,
second time. Ayes ~, Noes So
Other bills passed.; u Concerning James IL Rec
tor and others; 2; II" raise u SUN of money by
way OF Lottery to improve the communication be-
tween Back Bay aud the a antic Ocean
Mr. Williams OF Harrison, called up the cngrossed
bill giving to the County Courts the power sep
arate elections
MIR King moved TO postpone the bill indefinitely.
Mr. watkins expressed his opposition To the bill,
Us v"s,ing the County Courts with Legislative powers.
| Mr. Wood OF Albemarlc, said he was one
who had taken in his ire ano it mrL,
! be incumbent oil him to offer his reasons for il.
lie did not think that the bill conferred legislative powers on
red which this House the habit of exercn. he
might it MIR w. then went into an argument TO
SNOW mat there was no objection in principle coeng
power the county and conceded their superior
CAPACITY to exercise judciousy composed they we've of
county, familiar will, distances and localities and incon-
vennces and wants of the people, almost to
courts were better qualified to judge upon than this House
VIZ "'h expressed the opinion that the system of separate
elections r' y
uited II the rho
tons exsting' II So he should not vote for il,
Commnee) replied that upon application, the
vested with the power of suppressng well establishing
The question ,r put on Mr. Kings motion to Postpone
ORANGE ELECTION.
Mr.. BAnDoUR aud addressed the House as
follows:
Mr.. SPEAKER-Fron the moment I engaged in
the most unpleasant contest which have been so
unfortunately involved, declared tn House and
to the world, that when aScertained that had not
the majority of the good people of Orange in my
favor, would Instantly vaca,e my seat The Com
nii:tec of Privileges and Elections, after most coo-
rinus investigation, have, their sitting of to-day
pronounced that the ma jority is against me. II is
in vain now, TO complain of the unequal contest in
which have been engaged as to collecting testimo
ny-my opponent the theatre of controversy, and
rendered expert by his experience in this long Con-
test, and in my seat in this House. 1t is due,
however, to my friends, to whom | owe inextn-
guishabe debt of gratitude, to say-that they did
tor me all that they could do-and although believe
might reverse in this House many of the decisions
pronounced against me by the Committee, yet as the
general result would still be against me, have de-
tcfmned to save the Committee the labor of digest
ing and reporting on several hundred depostions
and also TO relieve the House from discussing and
deciding against thcm-Orange having already con-
stunned its full share of the time of this House-and
hence rise 10 announce 10 the House, that surren-
der my seat, and thus redeem the pledge gave, to
yield to the viii Of the majority, whenever i, should
be ascsrtancd
Can an old servant of the Commonwealth claim
of the House the indulgence Of being permitted to
make few vacdIctory remarks ?--Some thrty-two
years past began my political life in this Hall
here, this day, it terminates In the long interval,
received many distinguished proofs of the kindness
and confidence Of this House-by II | was called to
fill Offices Of great responsibility both in peace and
in war. Without now trespassng on the time OF
the House, by reviewing the manner in which have
performed these trusts, which had designed have
done if proper occasion had occurred, I content
myself by saying, that at least my intentions were
good, and OF the millions of public money | have
dsbursed, my hands clean. Tha, have often
erred Is highly probabe-fUr to err Is humane-but
IT bitterness of party rancour should charge these
errors to the heart rather than TO the head, appeal
from this unjust and cruel decision. TO n tribuna
before which, in the course of nature must shortly
appear, and where the secrets Of all hearts are
known From the liberal and the lust i apprchend
no such chargc-they will look To tie volume of my
whole life, aud if they find the general scope to be
well designed instead Of dwelling with malignant
pleasure on the errors which they may ind scattered
here and there, Ike the kind recording Angel above
they will drop them the tear of oblivion and blot
out their remembrance forever | have but favor
now to ask of mankind, and that is, If name as
humble mine and the part have performed, should
be- the subject OF comment that If they nothing cx
tcnuate, they will set down nought in malice. When
first entered this house, it in the spring time
Of hopc--an ardent Imagination, not yet restrained
by sad realities, carried me beyond the boundary
which separated the present from the future and |
, saw, thought saw, peace and liberty and union,
and in their train. the prosperity and glory of my
country: but time and experience have cleared many
Of these illusions-I now Observation-Disclosures, pro-
scripiOn for opinions sake, and intestine faction
and hear mcnaces Of violence and OF dsunon,
f and they fall harshy on my car but will not yet
despair, will not belcvc that the mighty power TIM,
worked out for this people signal dcliycrnnce,
, will suffer the great scheme of human liberty and
happiness conidcd To us to pass away like the base
less inbrck of visoG, lS1ying not wreck behind.
will still confde IN the virtue and intelligence of
a. g.,ef IL.