Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-02

'E'fsG EsICsaaaeDsasa VShss.
LsEaSE'ge1 ON AgsSEsEg9SN.
ICONTI\UEDl
Specch of .AIr. BROR.NAN.


dCrCL on exclamation of the course he had pursu-
ed, aud OF his views and Opinions, necessarily
I'hs post 'un, SAID h", l. known to the House,
has, IA g,rat d"grc", arisen oui Of circumstUn-
COS ever which could net, with drlivacy or
rropTlotv. have cXcrtcd ANY efficient cOntro': and
e1mc explanation becomes the more ncccs airy,
from The humorous successive phases which the
subj e. Las assumed AT d,ftrcut periods If It's
discus ION. Without the slightest change hay
ing taken place IN any principle OF opinion wi: h
! Originally cn'ertalucd. the question rsclf IL
now presented n an attitude aud MANNER 80 al
tered 10y sunaivCnicnt occur cncos. as to rcudcE
proper for mo TO pursue the object which
Gayc ION the first keep, steadily IL view, by the
uHupNon If Il course entirely different irOm ljat
Nhlch, under ether circumstances, had pc
scfihHd To myself. Nv opinions, as an huu.oic
1ndviGual m"mbcT of TINS Iious', however uu.
important to the COnmUni'v at large. are 'irpcr-
'nt 10 myself, and To these generous Cons,'tu-
C1's WHO hive CCnfiicd 10 me the high trust Of
r'prescn'ing their interests in this most import
unt session # the Legislature which has &C.
Cured since the foundation Of our Government.
Yes si!, tic agitation ofths very question has
impaired an interest to eur proceedings greater,
(Whi!cvcr may have been yalG o. thought of any
session which has preceded It III umr history, or
even at thdt which was tie immediate predeces
snr oi The scnt, far grca or interest th an has
oNachcd 10 any previous measure Of u Virginia
J.cgi la'urc succ the Revolution. A subject
s'r, of deep and lasting Importance TO The pros
lrrliy. perhaps to the very existence, OF the
Commonwealth. has suddenly sprung up since
we were invested with our trust, and demands
inv2s' iga'ion and decision
When my frIcnJ from Mecllrnbnrg int roduc.
CT the original resolution now before us, | re-
EarGedlt asan uniort wnatc one. | sincerely re-
greeted the movement, while was convinced
oithe purity end patriotism ofmorivc winch had
dictated the course of its worthy and intelligent
un,bor So far from saving labor Ia tho Com
millCc, or operating an economy oftimc in the
l4ouSCs 50 far from suhduing that excitement
wh'Ch WAS d:iiuSiug itself over this Assembly
and ovc' oil Virginia; or correcting any OF those
erroneous and alarming Impressions as to the
character 81 the measures we were likely to u
dept, which were said 10 have been circulated
N newspapers, and to Lave gone forth To the
world, believed HAT lis tendency and effects
would he OF precisely opposite ctuructrr and
that While IT MIGHT do much MISCHIEF. il COULD
produce no GOOD regarded the movement as
Itself CmincUiiy calculated to arrraya,e the
evils, and increase the Cmharras s,ncn.s
was Intended to ropress. Had those pcti
tons from Hanover, which have since oh
tanned So inflated a celebrity, been permitted or
their presentation 10 take the ordinary course.
without opposition, ard without ccamcnt. tho
whole matter would have cliIod On smontl H.
without creating tha, n ibid exc temenl If wi ic.
they had slGce been the fruitful source And
afterwards had the Committee been unlnIcIruni
Cd IN Ms progress, in due tine it Guild have re-
ported the result Of lis deliberations, which,
have no Doubt would have been adverse TO any
leg alive action a. present on the subject Of
would rcgularIy have cnto,,o;roI ,I,o ~.
the ordinary mod, ,roccornn,,,;oJ w. -
those cict,tiIps and cnII,orni .,-,,, ~ ""S W
excitement which cow obviously surround it, I
consider tie subsequent motion TO DISCHARGE
that COMMITTEE from the consideration tf 8
yery laroo majority and IN cfsct ~, ,'',, ~
d,cjsjou' when i; WINS ,nn,n IT,, o.su .n''
shone or othe- and nj Conn.,. , i ' '''''
,,.rv so.s;on ,h, ,,-., o,,o.,; ; my ''i's
have TO be mcsl Ji.cnss,d I'D Ion,l" ouIG
his too ofIcr no-,,;,,;,,,
The Commit tee yos ns.jir5.I c -,'.' ~ "'''',
branches Of it, G,,,,, ,,-,r,,;'. =. E, "' o'''
which "rumor wi,i E,r Lnrdrc5 to,r,,,.,
,rnw,d nm rnras,rn. nod j." f,oro, tc".Er,5 was
end vlon =. IoI,,,L t -, '"' an" "'o'
roc. we were IN s,mHr of land win n,.o,,. W., Wv!
babiliv IF n ,auott from, ~, r. 49,! p,,"-
ycrv f.w DAYS. aud mr. .baLiv hnfn-. 81 a. a.
cu,sian Esei! coui! ,c!up;nDtc. nc irro,,,i,r ,I
Inindicous. Aud. Sir, entertain e tociJo'i
cDa!un, That this srreat ouestinn ;rs.Ir ,,
have teen more Ctt'.ctuaIy mr. =, ro.. "' ,I.
the community wonld have aconirsccJ ,';,i,
greater satisfaction, in INV dc,ermi,a,i, , 49,
Iujght have com" io,-and tia, q moro oL;a;,
and permanent eff. ct wouIl have ro,,I
labo!s had the iavestjga,iun bcon cnnro,o,aI
conducted and d,sDosrd Of. in The us,,,aI -';
mentary mote, which the oynoriorco -. '.,'
has indicated as the most r,vrroLio ~ oai..,
Liberation and correct Lcci.ino.--NJ,,b 49,,
ya%., should have been ,rotiG,d L.J 49,
solution never been presented. or bah !, ;r,,, -"
d;acly been laid on tie table. or inicfnIa1,
rostponcd.- was the DISPOSITION ~ :;
which should then have vo,td for.-I, has now
become matter Of not the slphest in,nnrt,nor
,.,Loll,r =, I've, ,Jnr,o,I 81 ,,t =,