Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-25

s""ueu 10 IN almost every article of the Report
strange rs u might appear, Mr.. .Giimer sale
no "ad Iaicly discovered that there were Men,
oers OF that House who had never read tbos
resolutions. lie thought il absolutely necessa
| fy' hat gentlemen should make ,heu,scl, Q, " eli
acquainted with the ground work of our pres, n
proceedings before they acted.
mr BARroS said he would willingly secon,
'he motion Of the gentleman from AIbenarle
PROVIDED be would include in it Mr.. Madison ;,
'o'ei !" ar. lnsersol, coutaiuiug his owl ex-
PcS ,o oi his views with regard TO his rspor,
p '9. Tie thought il would DO unfair TO prin,
o"s "thout also printing the utl,er.
Mr. UiLMER said If the amendment propo
sea ny the gentleman from Frederick prev a lied
"""uid be necessary TO psblish the Who'll.
correspondence of Mr.. Madison; for he could
SEQ no reason why preference should lie given
10 one letter over another. lie thought Il I'm
'a'r 10 print tina, letter alone which answ cred
INC purposes OF the gentleman from Frederick
and 'eaVe unpublished others " hich NIGH; no,
meet ms views so fully. The importance at
tached to the State paper which he proposed
10 publish, arose from the fact Of its being "a
public document the deliberate net of the
State. The name Of James Madison, much as
ne rcvcred IT, could add no weight To u paper
oi such extraordinary merit.
nir. BARTON withdrew his anne nd ,nent,
winch was renewed by MIR. CAMPBELL.
Mr. CAMPBELL said he was sorry the gen.
tlrman from Frederick had Withdrawn his
amendment, since II had placed him uuti.r the
necessity of renewing it. lie considered some
exposition oil the views Of that paper ucce: sary
aud he knew not ho was SO able to give one
as The person who had drawn il up.
mr.. GfLMEk said the gentleman from Brooke
\mr. ~ paid bur poor compliment ei,hor to
The intelligence of the House. or the ability of
Mr. Madison. in making it appear necessary TO
explain his writings by reference to his private
nr Ia I.,t.. L.
the viewsof Mr.. Madison perfectly, aud he did
not doubt that the House rcm pretended them
July as well. So far from discovering that oh.
security TO which the gentleman from Brooke
alluded an! which lie seemed 10 think render-
ca nh exposi ion necessary, he viewed Mr.
MADISON rs the cleaIest ef all writers; one
Whose lucid and expressive style never left a
douh, as To the meaning he wished to convey.
tic did not, ihcI efore, think the required, expla.
nation necessary; more especially Wit that
eSpiann ION WINS contained in letter publish
ed IN a public journal, North American Re-
view,) having 10 responsible eulorser to voucl
even Tor It's authenticity.
MIR. CAMPBELL did not intend to convey any
rrnrciion either upon the style Of Mr.. Madison
or the intelligence of the Hous". But the gen
ticinan from Albemarlo knew that ,hero had
been great variety OF conslruc tiuns upon tho
report of 90. What then could he considered
go sooi commentary as the exposc of the
Interpretation placed upon the text by the au-
thor himself? The construction put uuon them
ny his very House had not conceded with Mr.
Madsnn's views, AS expiaued IN tho. leuer aI
iuned To. The ah!ert II ell in tho Union had
differed 10 their construction O. this instrument,
aud he therefore did not feel ashamed Ia ac.
knowledge tho difficulties he had himself met
with: difficulty incident TO the very nature of
the language in which il was written. No
man could write in the English language even
upon the most common SUBJECTS. without sub
Jeciing himself 10 the risuue of diff.ren, inter-
!retatl"ns. Holy writ i.self when translated
INTO oIr tongue. had moi escaped the fate of
all English productions. He koped the uouse
woui'! adopt tie amendment.
Mr.. MoonE sad lie Eel, il his duty TO vote
fur both resolutions All The light which coud
possibly he obtained was necessary. II. cop-
s'aered tie words OF MIR. Gimer as cutting their
own throats. Mr. Mniison had found i, la.
cessary To expain his own rercrt of 1899. Since
Inst time there had been a runous poryersion
Of is spirit, which required the corrective &, f
the auiir nr's Own Interpretation. He hoped
the li.use <onld take caro- TO obtain all the
light possible b1f.re 'hey proceeded 10 act.
Mr.. GuoI son sal. that as one resolution (
the Committee refcrTe! 10 the report Of '9s,
the House would perceivS at once the propriely
course proposed Ivy the e. niirmar from Albe
marie, MIR. G But no such cirt .tastance
required The publication Of the other dochment.
II would be n remarkable fact in The history OF
Virginia iegi lation, that when public docu-
tncnts were called for, it was found necessary
to add To them the private correspondence OF
citizens Of the Uuited Sta.es for whose au,hep
ticity no one could be found to youch aud w bich
Tor any thing that appeared TO the contrary
might be forgery. The hypothesis upon which
gentlemen had formed their arguments, was
false. IL was because the Committee in their
report had alIL6ed to this document, that il
was proposed to publish them. But no 50 h
allusion was made 10 this letter which il was
TO pub sh nloug with l.. When he
shon!d go ba, for any guide to the present,
Io wished to lay his hand State papers, and
not on private correspondence. Gentlemen
nigh, possibly wish to convict Mr.. Madison
of inconsistency. lfsn, he dsappro we'd of their
intentions, aud would have no hand in carry
ing them into effect. IL the opinions Of great
meo were necessary, he hoped The House would
have them, hut in the shape OF public dOcu.
ments and not private correspondence. He
knew gentlemen WHO were in favor Of the
amendment aud yet would not vote for it, be.
cause liz object seemed TO be to convict Mr..
Madison of Inconsistency.
bfr. moore said gentlemen seemed TO have
some doubts about the letter To MIR. Ingers sol,
fea ing lest il might have come from the wrong
side Of the Tweed. lie could assure them il was
at enst To he found in u paper which usually
took care to keep ON the right side of the Tweed.
VI had been published in the Richmond Engui,
rer. lie was sure i, would enable gentlemen
To detect gross mis-, obstruction in the attempt
now tnado to iDteI pref the laws
MIR. WiTCHER called for the ayes and noes.
Mr.. MILLER moved the indefinite postponement
OF tho resolution, together with the amendment
this motion was lost and the question REQUIRED up
on adopting the amendment.
Mr.. CARTER (of Z. w } said he would make a
very few remarks explanatoryof his opposition, TO
the motion of the gentlemen from Brooke. The
document which 1t had been moved to print, a
mai Of fran h Inc