Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-31

''S'N'c"t % SUCH u farure and that even our
: 'ehefaiion Tor Madison, enthusiasm for jackson
cannot make rs fogetf"i of our principles or re-
lactan', when necessity shall require il, u proclaim
. them.
sif Campbell said tho gentleman from Bruns-
WICK mi,eoncoived him in supposng thai he had
move The printing private letter Of Mr.. Madison
ibe letter 10 which he tN1r. CO had alluded was
Peet't letter addressed to public man. and printed
IA public journal.
MI Moore remarked, tina, AZ tho gentleman
nom h'bonere considered the letter printed in the
N. American Review, AZ coming from tho " wrong
side OF The Tweed, he would inform him, that II
ne would look in the Richmond Enquirer Of The
10th Oct, 1881, he could find tho same letter
theie--nnd hc believed the gentleman from
Automatic would admit that tho latter print was on
The fash 'ide Of ne Tered. Flo certainly had no
wish to prove thu Inconsistency Of Mr.. Madison
but no wished TO enable gentlemen to act on this
subject with tho proper Information before them
md tho lctcrof Mr. Madison shows ineontestiblv.
that gross ierversons of tho true meaning tho
report &c 100, have grown into currency in this
! State.
| Mi Wltehor asked for the ayes and noes on the
amendment Of Mr. Gilmers mo,ion--and the cs11
haYng been slsnned--Mr. w. said that ifMr.
Madison had puta peculiar construction upon tho
Resolutions II was not to be supposed that tho cgis-
lanre had agreed with him in the Intermediates,
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on The subject bnt ho looked to the We've of the
legislature, and their scton, founded on those
views
Mr Miller said tina, in order to get rid Of pcr-
picking subject, he would move the indefinite poss.
ponenont OF both motions lie believed tho Iesos
lotl"ns of 30 could DO easily found. They were
TO be had In the library and elsewhere.
! Tho motion topostpone was rejected.
Mr. Garter Off. w, said, that Us there really
IA INN I'll -
THIS question: than might ataI atrial view, be sup
posed, he would gave the reasons which would ac-
tnato HIM IN voting against the amendment lie
believed that this motion grew out Of tho excited fee.
ling IN the Virginia Legislature, on all questions
| touching constitutional pos A motion 10 made
Tor the printing Of documents containing princi-
pies which Virginia has over fald dcar---nnd an T..
mcndmen'.is offered proposing TO print also letter
! from the rcputed author Of those documents which
IS understood to oonAic, with the principles con
tanned IN them. The object was clcar The over
throw OF these principles is attempted by an cxhib-
ton Of The opinions Of their author. But We do
not fear such trial. We believe tho principles
too strong TO be thus nproo,ed We do not bsievs
that tho fabric raised by youthful Hercules, can
be ihiown down by him in the weakness and do
crepiiudo of old age. The House might AZ well
propose to print any Other letter, that now Of.
iered for ha, purpose. Il, was The private opinion
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wing no claim to the position nmong State papers
aud public documents which was asked for t--and
tbs was the single reason why hc should vote d.
ganst tho motion 10 amend
Mr.. Gregory would briefly offer his views Of
this question. The Government was divided into
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Departments.
Each was Independent in its peculiar functions.
Tie motion proposes to obtain the opinion ofMr.
Madison on bis own action nfhc capacity Of L.
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finion Mr. G. could not see the reasons Tho I'M
certainty of,hc English language had been cited 10
shew the necessity that the moaning Of Stntc pa
pers should be cxponndod by THAR authors Even
holy writ had been attended 10. But the Aimigh-
y, who is tho author Of that holy writ has never
been IN any doob, about It's mronng lie has d.
ways held one opinion-Ihat all men must be righA
,eousnor hns il been necessary to call on him to
oxplain his meaning. Nor did Mr.. G. think il ne.
eessary to expound the meaning Of legislative nc. .
| ous.-TheY showed on the face what were their.
Intentions Tar better than could DC done by cxposi-
lions written many years after they were adoptedt
and acted upon. 80
Mr.. Goode expressed hlo regret TO sec on THE
floor the excitement which had been manifested II,
this discussion, on u subject like this And Id
could not but express his apprehensions that tho
discussion ofthc main question would give rise to-
| exhibitions of feeling which all would regret Il
augurcd ii f9r the temper in which great and vi
| tai question 10 be debated, if gentlemen could
not restrain their feelings question for the
! printing Of documents Al frat he had felt dispo-
sed Ito accommodate the gentleman from Brooke Il
when he heard jesiie expressed for light, his de-
! sire was that ii might be rendered But having
| decided on reflection 10 vote against tho amend.
mcn he would give his reason for doing so. ffth4
meaning attributed by that letter to tho resolutions,
is to 10 found in thcn by printing tho vcsolntions
we shall have all that is wanted before rs. lfthn
meaning is in these Documents II Gun, and doubt
! less will DO brought TO ght-it cannot be occlnded.
For there are men here who fully capable 1t
extracting their meaning, without resort to pri-
va,e correspondence for aid. But there was auo-
Their objection to the motion. II was that Il seemed
TO shcw hostile array Of parties tho aoor. Ger.
temcn talked of the letter Of Mr.. Madison to which
nlluson had been nude If its claim to the con-
sideration of the House equal with that Oft the
report and resolutions of'99--but they were NOT
merely documents written by James Mhdison but
passed upon and sanctioned by the Virginia Lcgis-
atur. The letter alluded to was the mere letter
of Mr.. Madison to Mr.. Ingcrsoll And wasahe
Legislature to be dictated to, by tho mere ,taMrCf
Madison Mot was on the strength nnd fsa-
son ofthe argument and not on the name Of man,
that he was alone willing to rest great question
/ ike that at present involved He thought With
the gentleman from Pr VIM, that the arguments
Of the resolutions was the argument Of we
youthful Hercules, and that it could not be pol
led down by the efforts ofthc aged man. Mr. g.
believed tina, there were men in the House capahls.
Of deducing any meaning from the revolutions Of
90 which they would give ground for, and Shnt,
therefore, they should need no expositions which
, could not be made within themselves.
Mr. Faulkner sud that had the first motion been
simply to print the resolutions of 80, he should