Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-22

right side Of the Ttceed Ho certsinly had no yis, 10
prove the Inconsistency of Mr.. Madison-bu he wished
10 enable gentlemen TO act this subject with the proper
Information before them-and the letter OF Mr. Madison
shows incontesby that gross perversions Of the true
meaning oil the report &C. OF 90, have grown into curren
cy in this State.
Mr. Wicher asked for the ayes AMI noes ON be arend
ihent oil Mr. Glmers motion--and the call having been
sustsined-Mr. w. said that if Mr. Nj adson had put a
peculiar construction upon the resolutions was not to
DE supposed that the legislature had agreed with hin, in
ms interpretation MIR. w. did not seek the opinions of
Me; Madison on the subject; but he looked the views
oil ,he legislature, and their action founded views
Mr. Miller said that order get rid OF perplexinp
SUBJECT, he would the indie ie posponen,ept Of
bo'h moions. He believed the resolutions O 80 could be
elsew here.
The motion TO postpone rejected.
MIR. Garter OF r. W, said, that there really was, in
ms opinion, more Importance attached this question
han might, at partial view be supposed, he oulJ give
he reasons which would him m ing against The
amendment He believed that this motto grew out of
t"e excited feeling in The Virginia Legislature OH all
questions touching constitutional powers A motion is
made Tor tue printing OF documents containing principles
"hlch virginia has held dear--aLd am,eu,lme mt
Is offered proposing to paint also ter from lie repued
author OF those documents which is understood conflict
win lie principles contened in them The object was
Gear The overthrow Of these principles is attempted by
an exhibit ion OF the opinoas OF their author But we
DO not tear such hia We believe the principles TOO
s'ong TO be thus upro"ied. re DO not believe that
he idDric raised by youthful Hercules be thrown
uoWh ny MN IN the weakness and decrepi,ude Of old
age The House might well propose TO print any
other euer, as mat offered Tor burmese -
~ was the private opinion OF individual express
ell IN private letter, having no claim to the pos
uon among State papers and public documents which
was asked Tor itaud this the single reason WIN he
should vote against the motion to amend.
Mr. Gregory would briefly offer his views of this Dues
uoh. ihe Government was divided into Legislative Ex
ecuuve aud Judicial Departments Each was nlep.u-
dent IN It's peculiar functions. The motion PROPOSES 10 OH
tam the opinion OF Mr.. Madison on his own action i'm the
capacity OF legislator, at former period. For re-
curing this opinion MIR g. could see the reasons
he uncertainty Of the English language had been cited
TO shew The necessity that the meaning of State papers
should be expounded by then authors Even Holy vritaI
been attended TO- But the Almighty, who the author
oil that holy writ, has been any doubt about its
meaning He has always held opinion--ihat all men
must be IigeousnOr has ii been Necessary 10 call on
HIM 10 explain his meaning. Nor did Mr. c. think il ne
cessary 10 eXpound the meaning of legislative actions
ihey showed ON the face what were their Intentions far
Better Than could be done by eXposons written many
years alter they were adopted and acted upon.
Mr. Goode expressed his regret see ON this floor the
excitement which had been manifested in this discussion
on subject like this And he could not but express his
aPprehensons that the discussion of the main question
would give rise 10 exhibitions oil feeling which ali would
regret augured i'll for the temper which great and
vital question was TO be debated, If gentlemen could not
restrain their feelings question for the printing
Of documents. Al rst he had felt disposed to acsomo,
date the gentleman from Brooke and when he hoard
desire expressed for light, his desire was ta it mrht
be rendered. But having decided reflection TO vote
against the amendment he would give his reason for do.
ing If the letter asked TO be printed is an exposition
OF the meaning of the report &C. of 49, there is no need
OF lis publication. III the meaning attributed by that let
10 The resolutions, be found them
The resolutions we shall have all that is wanted before US
If the meaning is in these documents, can, aid doubt
less will he brought TO lght-i cannot be occluded For
there here who fully capable of EXTRACTING
their meaning without resort TO private correspondence
for aid. But there another objectiun 10 the motion
was that seemed TO shew hostile array parties OH the
iioor Gentlemen talked OF the letter OF Mr. Madison 10
which alusion had been made lifts claim 10 the consde
ration OF the House equal with that the report and
resolutions OF 99-but they were not merely documents
written by James Madson but passed upon and sanction
ed by the Virginia Legislature The letter alluded TO was
the mere letter Of MIR. Madison TO Mr. ngerso And was
the Legislature be dictated TO, by the mere name of M
olson: Mott was Oh the strength and the argu-
ment, and not Oh the name of man, that he was alone
willing 10 rest great question like that present
fte Thought with the gentleman from wn.,
gumen OF the resolutions the argument the youthful
Hercules and that could be pulled down by the efforts
OF the aged Mr. g. believed that there were men
In the House capable oil deducing any meaning
resolutions OF 99, which they would give ground for and
that therefore, they should need expos;ions which
cou Id not be made within themselves.
Mr. Faulkner said that had the first motion been sim
ply print the resolutions of 99, he should have been
in favor OF the notion and should have for
amendment But as it was proposed print both the
solutions and the report containing the for their
adoption, lac should vote in favor Of the amendment.
The question being taken it decided in The mega
tive, as follows:
Msyse, Preston, Pate, Faulkner, Henshaw, Campbell
MComAs, Wallace, Stephenson OF +. & N. Barton, En-
mons, NJ Remnant Andersen, Vance, Mullen, KncheIoe,
Gallaher, Berry, Fry, Heskl, Hays Lawson, Beard,
Iiarrison, Taylor, Smith of VI. S j. AIexanier C,bel
LETTER. Dade, Cackey, Boothc, Mcdowell, Moore NJ.
lahon, Macarlane, M'Mullen, M'Culloch Maybery,
Stangcr, and king-45 -
.Nays-Messrs Banks (Speaker,) Riley, Gilmcr, Mil.
er Nilsson OF H., GhosoD, She'll Pateson of b. Yancey
Dearing Cheatham, Dickerson, Roane of c. c. & n X
Patteson OF Co. Pendeton Thornton Wilson of c. Jones
Ritclrie Hale Woods, Earle Smith of G.. Watkins of G.
Steward, RoAme OF H., Gravely, Holleman, Gregory,
HARDWOOD, PoindeXter, Street. Roy, Goode, Knox WILEY
Charlton, Sherard, Murdaugh, Collins Dunon Harvey
Robertson, Adams, iiner, Witcher, Swanson, Nash,
Brown of Preston, Stands, Carter of r. w Cline Bare
Newman, Thompson, Griffin, Conway, Crump, Pegram
George, MCCy, Sturman, Brown oil PETERSBURG vii.
lans and Ruthcrfoord-65.
The motion print the resolutions of 99 was agreed
The following petitions &c. were presented and refer
red-by Mr. Cheatham, oil citizens of Campbell for the
construction OF that part OF the road eading from Lynchburp
TO Lexington whch lies the borders the anal through
the Blue Ridge--by MIR. Brodnax of VIM NJ Dueoer.
erDng in the Of IaUrencevile county
of Bfunswlck-and the counter petition the same sub.
ject, OF Stephen ID. Wokins-by MIR. Faulkner of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, praying for sub
scrpon TO their stock by the State Virginia ION this pc.
ution the following select committee dpponted-Mcs
Faulkner, Harrison, Henshaw, Beard Gallaher Der.
~, Mullen, Sherrard, Hiner, Brown of Preston Mccoy
Henry aud Vance, 10y Mr.. Barton citizens OF Shenan-
doa and Frederick Tor coUny-and counter peti
ton against the saIne-by Mr.. Anderson, of joseph f.
Caldwell, to be refunded certain tolls OH the Kanawha
lurnpke and for the Improvement OF certain roads to en-
able him TO run sagc-by Mr.. Patteson of c.. of the
Jai!or OF Chesterfield for compensation for seryicesby
Nj Anderson OF citizens OF Greenbrer county for the es
abli'hHen OF Branch Bank the town of Buchanan in
BOtetour county.
II On motion of MIR. Newman the Committee of Courl,
OF Jusre was directed to inquire into the expedency
amending the ac concerning tire Ovespers the Poor
&c so IS 10 permit the Cvtrseers elect 10 take he oaI