Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-22

That gentleman may think scat ON this floor add, no,b,n
10 his imporanoe-hc felt himself too humble feel
greatly elevated by standing here the shoulders of his
constituents He felt bound or their account TO sustain
himself in that proud posonThc subject Of this reso-
ton violated the privileges Of the House was an at
tempt to over-awe ondntimdate the gentleman from Ohio
(Ir Cooked The person whose was signed TO the
letter had been disappointed in pursuit of Office and was
NOT probably ina very amicahlc temper.
MI Doddridgc explained allusion 10 newspapers
contained in his speech ON Gen. Houston's case
Mr. Poik repIed-The gentleman from Rhode Island.
(Mr Burgess in his usual strain, makes auson TO the
President by supposing certain facts He perfectly UNI
tcrsiood the gentleman His mode of affirming i io sur
pose Ia his (Afr Ps) remarks in the case lately before
the House bc had been induced 10 make the statement
e had done from hearing itrepea;cdy alluded here bv
CERTAIN gen ehen Or what purpose they knew and see
ing stated and repeated in the public popers understood
to tie in their confidence, that the President had encourage
ed and threatened attacks upon individuals of this House
re agah repeated ha; no such charge could be sustained
lie was not blind 20 the attempts thus made TO create OK
cenen Tor political objects As 10 the elevation belong
'ng 70 ,he character OF member OF This House. that de-
pended upon the nannorin which he discharged his duty
lie well knew ihat many men owed their whole import
anoc 70 some accitcn which had placed them here. lie
should hot 90 10 The gentleman from Rhode Island in
suciio"s as 10 The dignity belonging member of this
House. That gentleman had been n SUMMARIZE or ,,o
doctrines OF 1893 and he put the question to him hc did
not persist in his old opinions the present time For
himself, he had not been educated in that school, and had
not adopted It's ptincipcsciher the subicct of digni-
~ OF any other In relation 10 the Judgment that had
been pronounced in the late case, he made no disrespec
ul alusion TO 1.-THE majority who agreed TO included
many OF his friends They as well "a himself had voted
according 10 their sincere convictions He asked WHY
they had not played out the game, and Inflicted punish
hcht oX imprisonment or in some ether mode known TO
OUR judicial tribunals!
Messrs irwin Blair of South Caroline and Burgess all
rose together.
I Mr. Irwin rose TO point of order. lie cnquircd il
Such illusions 10 the decisions of the House were propcr
Mr. T. procce'lcd II YOU had imprisoned citizen
without HI ny jury, danger perhaps apprehcndcd,
that The publc attention would be the more strongly al
rscted TO your proceedings. We were now called ON TO
try another ndivdual for writing letter, and he supposed
we must punish him by rcprimanl Thus we occupy
our umc We try man for supposed offence, convict
him. and call him UP, and have bin reprmonlcd. He
must he told as schoomaster would tell his scholar that
he ~ naughty hoy and the Speaker sto rcprimond him;
and ticn WHAT Why he is that if Inc ever does
! me same thing again, why, will Tcprimdnd him
sg"li Ana we take month 10 go through this process.
hat solemn farce it is' lie would vote aaint
ing IN ths case as he had done in the former one We
had no power. Turn them over TO the Court, and he did
not care how severely they punished. He did
and he never had Justified l,cn. but no
/ That tins louise could take no cOgnizauce of them.
/ Mr. Blair OF South Carolina, said the OF Dr. Da-
Wis had been introduced into this debate he had wait
cd Tor some other person whose Immediate duty IL
was TO give the House information respecting him. He
was not his (hlr Bs) constituent he particularly
acquainted with Dr.. Davis lie would state that Dr. Da
Wis was regarded where lac was known honorable
man--onc whose call for explanation would not be treated
WIN contempt Dr. Davis had been for several years
member OF the Legislature of South Carolina call
from him would he readily responded by every person
who was not opposed in principle, from some other
stronger reason 10 that course.
Mr. Sanbery offered the following amendment instead
OF the one he had heretofore withdrawn:
And that hey enquire whether the President Of the
united states has, in reference 10 attack
upon member OF this House, used language tending to
encourage violence upon members for words spoken in
bate"
Aitcr some further conversation between Mcssrs Crane
Doddridge and Polk, Mr.. w. Thompson moved the pre-
vious question, which sustained
Mr. Polk called for the yeas and nays Oh the adoption of
the resolution, which were ordered.
The question then taken and The resolution reject
cd, Ayes S. Noes 81.
desuiiory discussion took place taking up the bill
quIdaing the claims of the State Of Virginia The bills
itom the Naval Committee, the Hirbor bills success
Sye motions were made TO so into Committee upon them
which were lost when motion OF
Mr.. Polk, the apporonment bill was takenup
Mr. Everett expressed wish address the House in
81 hGaSS.Srs proposed bu; not he
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