Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-23
Virginia LcgisIa1mre.
DEFERRED PROCEEDLYGS- Continued
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Friday, Fe6yuayv Is

DEFERRED PROCEEDINGS- Continued
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-Pr Friday, February Is.
ELECTION OF A U. S. SENATOR.
The joint order of the day proceeding TO the cleo
ton OF Senator being announced
MIR. Faulkner moved its postponement until the 31st of
March, lie begged 10 be INDUCED by the Housc f,r a
few moments, while he assigned tie reasons which prompt
ed him to make that motion. was not with him hastv
suggeson-sprnging from the impulse OF political ex-
element lie had reflected upon the step was salts
he'd oil lis proPrety He had inercanged opinions with
many individuals in the House, in whose judgments he
had confidence, and he happy find that they con-
Cured with him fully. He was perfectly aware ti1at the
motion would be assaied for its novelty-as something
unprecedented in the legislation of Virginia. That
Rht De So It's Proprety rested upon the peculiar cir
cumsances Of The times Were these ordinary limes2
Did the History Of Virginia before present an exam
pie of State totally revoiuonzed in lie notifies and
ies since It's General Assembly convened? Was the Lee
gslure ever before liable to the charge Of acting upon
important public measures, unstruced to the sen-
men's oil the people OF Virginia upon these questions?
lie admitted that under ordinary circumstances such
motion ought not to be sustdined-bu there was some
thingin the criss-somehing in the PECULIARLY of our
relations 10 our constituents, which rendered departure
from the usual routine OF business upon the present
sion juslliable and proper.
Mr. Faulkner submitted his motion without reference
TO its operation upon the prospects of anv If the sn
dates, who might otherwise be put in nomination for tba
ONCE lie looked to considerations far beyond the per
sonar fortunes OF any individual lie wished TO invoke
the action OF the people of the State upon the great oes
tons which had been debated in their Legislative II lie
re Knew no mode SO effcacious in stimulating that ex-
preston OIL opinion as the which he now Indicated
IL was proposition which he was apprehensye might
not be acceptable TO either Of the parties in this House
pom parties were sanguine TO the result OF the cleo
uon-Doth looked to that result for the triumph of their
respective principles IL might be triumph of their
principles but would il be triumph Of the principles of
we people oil Virginia. His appeal to gentlemen of
pom sides And he submitted to them whether il was
not more ProPer-more repubican--more betting their
representative character, 10 decay themselves action up
on te SUBJECT until they had asceraned more truly Tie
sentiments and principles Of the people of Virginia
was there any necessity for proceeding to the election
OF senator during the present session re any such ne
Cessiy could be aheWn. he would VipI fbe -
oid any exist lie thought not The term of the pre-
sem ncumoeDt will expire The 4ih day Of March next
ON that day Congress will adjourn With the commence
neht OF another Congress, the General Assembly Of this
be an extra session Of Congress- He thought there
not tho remotest probability Of i-indeed there was mo
RAJ certainty That there would not We have been Off
caly informed by agent at Charleston that south Ca
roma VIII re assemble her Convention No doubt exists
~ Wa' event. Of The suspension Of the Ordinance until after
,ne termination Of the first Of the next Congress
NO occasion can therefore be imagined occur i'm which
an extraordinary session Of that body will be required
but should such an emergency which no ono can
'ohaoy anticipate, requiring called session Of Congress