Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-19
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Thursday, Jan. IL.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.

FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Mr. Dade moved that the resolutions on Federal Rela
tons, which were under consideration when the House
adjourned yesterday, be taken up.
Mr. fancey hoped those resolutions would be allow to
rest Tor this day. Gentlemen well knew they had been
forced upon the House at late hour yesterday lie had
been compelled TO vote upon them after hearing
read win scarcely an opportunity of fully understanding
hem ms day. he thought, would be better spent than
the last eighteen days. in examining the proposition of the
gentleman from Petersburg and hc hoped the resolutions
would be laid on the table until tomorrow.
Mr. Dade said, ii he thought any thing would be done i'm
consequence oithe delay he should objection to
it, But he had made his motion with the determination
10 vote Tor Tie indefinite postponement OF the subject.
here was evidently large minority who would vote
against doing any thing; and he wished that the subject
might no longer be debated
Mr. Brodnax said if he thought the would
give scope odebae, he should be against But he beg
ged the gentleman from Orange consider that there had
not heen time Tor examining these resolutions They
were yesterday ordered to be printed and they had lust
been received He had commenced their peiusal and
had got far the 9th resolution II il was proner
to print them, ii was proper that they should be read by
the members, and that the House should advisedIy
upon them.
OF his friends, he would Withdraw his motion.
The motion TO take up the resolutions renewed by
Mr.. Gilmer, on whose motion the ayes and were
Mr.. Witcher Indifferent whether they were taken
up or not He could not see the policy of the PLAN which
gave each party the House alternately resolution
piece. With some of them he entirely agreed while TO
Others he was entirely opposed If they could be passed
they would be all that both asked for, and yet would salts
Iy neither
Mr.. Goole hoped the gentleman from Buckingham
would withdraw his motion. liz should suppose tile APP
peal made by the gentleman from Buckingham would i'll
duce him TO do So That gentleman had said he
the resolutions yesterday without thoroughly understand
ing them; others had done the They had Just be
received from the printer and yet the House was asked
TO act upon them instdnter Mr. c. wished to examine
! them They were of great Importance involving the
whole system of American jurisprudence They had de-
bated three weeks the fsnIc propositions and here was
new plan, on which they were called to act without
reading it, This paper poiessed TO set forth the
principles OF 9S and to explain the arguments Of Mr. Ma
| Olson. He, for one, wished time TO examine il.
MIR. Stevenson Of Spottsylvana had forbone hitherto
iTom parahhg IN the debate-and had been content to
give his alone the discussion with view TO voting
understdndngly-aDd he wished do so on this PROPOSE.
lion. But ii 1t urged upon the House in this hasy
manner, lac could not do it, These resolutions had not
been in the possession of members above five minutes
Snd yet they were called 10 decide this great question
nsantlya question which the interests OF the whole
county suspended He hoped the gentleman from AL
bemarle wogld not press his motion.
Mr.. GImer would not press this motion if he thought
any could be tJken by surprise. The whole subject
had been discussed The proposition OF the gentleman
from Petersburg published ten days ago. and il wa.
now but slightly modified. He therefore thought the
House could act understandingly upon it.
Mr. Carter o. p W., thought there was much Proprie-
~ IN motion to postpone. We know thdt even the al
teraIion OF an expression may carry with il change
prncPle-and the resolutions had been much altered
Time had rot been given for their due examination Or
hearing them read yesterday his feelings were strongly
against thcmbut slight perusai this morning H., had
judged Of them lavorably lie hoped the postpone
I menu WOuu DC dBIeeu To-
The question being then taken on Mr. Ginler's motion
to take up the resolutions il decided in the alive
follows:
4yes-Messrs. Gimer, Camm McCue, Mayse, Pate,
Faulkner Miller, Wilson Of b. Pateson Of g.. Rs hard
son, Richie, Daniel, Marshall, Wallace Helms Emmons,
Watkins OF g., MCamant, AIderson Golf, Gregory, Fry,
Hooe, Carter OF l.. & r., Heiski Lawson, Beard Har-
rison, Taylor, Smith Of NJ < j. Henry Wiley, Charl-
ton, Cabell, Harvey, Anderson, Pario LETTER, Dade,
Caekley, Blown Of Preston, Boolhe NJ Dowel, Moore,
Mahon Maclarlane NJ Mullen, Pegram, George, Stur-
man, Pendleton, and Maybery--53.
Noes-Mossrs. Banks lSpeakerJ Riley Randolph,
Persinger, Booker, Stuart, Preston Heushaw Campbell,
Ghoson, Shell, Yaneey, M'Comas, Dearng Cheaham,
Dckerson, Rosne Of g. G. & N. X, Pstleson Of c.,
Thornton Wilson Of G., Brodnax, Jones, Stephenson Of
+. NJ Payne, Hale, Smith Of f. Barton, Earle Stew.
ard, Bruce, Sims, Vance Sloane, Roane Of H. Mullen,
Bncheloe, Williams, Gravely, Holleman, Galaher Der
Ivy, HARDWOOD, Dabney, Hays, Poindexter Street, Roy,
Goode, Knox Alexander, Sherrard, Webb, Murdsugh,
Collins, Dunon Robertson, Adams, Hner, Witcher.
swanson, Wotkns Of r. f., Lewis, Shands Carter Of p
W, Cline, Bare, Newman Thompson, Griffin, Stevenson