Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-09

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of majority OF the important political questions which
had been agitated in this country for many years
past few days ago, said Mr.. Whether, at the clcc-
ton OF Speaker, order TO influence votes, the
cry of Notification aud Secession was raised against
one of the candidates. when, in fact, .they both
equally obnoxious to the charge and we should
whether gentlemen who were then so much
alarmed, would vote for Mr. Richie who asserted
the right of Secession II was possible however tia,
they might find un apology in voting for him inasnuch
as though he asserted that right yet he condemned us
dangerous 20 the peace and good order of the comuni
", all who agreed in the correctness Of that assertion
AS To tho politics Of MIR Shepherd he (Nr. W. neither
knew nor cared, having directed his enquiries
that point He well knew the power and influence of
Mr. Ritchc- The editor convcrscd daily with thou
sands OF persons through his paper but 1T
ISOLATION to know, that the number of persons
verscd with, constantly diminishing; while the
fidencc OF the pubic, III that paper ITSELF diminish
ing in much greater ratio In conclusion MIR. w
marked that, whether not the vote he about
give this occason should be denounced proscrp
tive he hoped he should never be poor spirit TO
give his suffrage individual whose conduct he dis
approved and whose political was so variable and
uncertain In the present instance, he should
cordng to his deliberate sentiments by whatever
it might be called
Mr Bsoa Of Botctourt said he did not wish to seem
discourteous and he would therefore reply question
put to him by the gentleman from Pittsylvana. He
asks whether do not intend to prescribe indvi-
dual before the close of the session. lie alludes u-
doubtediy. to the senatorial election The gentleman
says that it is not prescription to Mr.. Rtclc
from the office of Public Printer because the LIST of
January the law will turn him out But said MIR. w,
does not the Constitution conclude MIR. Leigs term of
Office in the mannerand would il be prescription
TO refuse to elect him lie should vote against Mr.
Leigh in he candidate. but his vote would
he given the ground of political principles. 1t was
admitted ON all hands, that Mr.. Richie had done
the printing well. had caused it to be done well.
There therefore fault to be found with him
on the score of the performance of duty But it
said the other side, that the work had been done
all the merit on that Why, Mr. w. would ask
had this been heard Of for l6 IL years. 1t was
now suggested $ unanswcrable argument, when il
had been determined TO remove, if possible, old and
tried servant. As TO frightening gentlemen by the
guinent he had used, he did not suppose that any
her would be scared from doing what he thought to be-
his duty, MIR. W. not TO be scared from the per-
iormance of his. AS to the argument that the public
work had been done by Shepherd and therefore that the
credit belonged to hnhe might go n step further and
nsk whether Mr.. Shepherd performed the labor himself?
Mr. Shepherd honest man. and would not pretend
that such the He presumed that two part
ners had jointly furnished the funds and employed hands
to perform the labor, and that for the in which
partners to; the other
M. Uitcher said he would add few words, for fear
of being misunderstood by the House. il was evident
he had been by the member from Boteourt. That gen
tleman contended that nasmuch as the u. s. Senator
would be turned out of Office by the Constitution it
prescription to elect another in his stead while in his
nominating speech, he had intimated that it would be
prescription to fill Mr. Rtches place with another per-
son, although the vacancy had been created by law So
that, instead OF answering him, (r Witcher) the gen
teman was refutng his own argument. 1t was easy
to how conclusions contradictory were arrived nj
from similar premises; for, the gentleman denounced the
filling with another individual the vacancy created by
law in the Office of Public Printer as an instance of the
most odious prescriptions yet that it prescription
to fill the office of U. s. Senator, made by the
Constitution, with person other than the former in
cumbent He had, however, in conclusion, declared in
many words that he would against MIR. Leigh as
Senator on political grounds When that time arrived
1T could easily be shewn that the gentleman from Bot-
tourt, though now great enemy prescription
would be its advocate, bearing upon Mr.. Leigh
withstandng he concurred in every important political
opinion held by that individual-unless indeed, lac
should find IL convenient to abandon of them for
the very purpose of creating difference The gentleman
from Boieourt along with others only few DAYS ago
m craI.
that they might influence the election of Speaker; but
appeared hat these hcreses had no tcrror for him
for Secession nj least might be charged upon MIR Richie
Again, the gentleman had Observed that if the office of
Public Printer to be given who performed the
labor 1t ought to be given TO operatives who did the
work He should have reflected, that printing some
what like pn-making which requires division of labor
among number OF operatives. Ii would be difficult
what proportion of the Office should be given TO those
operatives respectively, according to the gcntemans
notions of distribution Mr. Wtchcr had supposed that
he who controlled superintendent and managed the pub
lie printing entitled to the credit Of doing it, and he
would submit to the gentleman from Boetou whether
he or any one else, in they wanted printing done
would apply either to the operatives Mr. Ritchie-
and whether he would not in fact apply Immediately
Mr.. Shepherd practical printer we'll known for his
prompude and for skill in every thing appertaning
his profession
Mr.. Barton said that since he held seat in the House
he had generally confined himself to the discussion OF
those local interests dear to those who him there
interests which he trusted would survive the throes of
party and all the distractions in the public affairs of the
country 10 those local, but important concerns
TO his constituents, the Speaker members of that boz
dy, would bear witness his untiring zeahs assidu
devotion He felt solicitude as anxious as that en-
tertaIned by any gentleman upon all those topics touch
ing the general welfare of our country but he
mad long learned TO place estimate upon himself
which admonshed him to yield the floor those whose
mature judgments and more enlightened experience
would WELD power and make impression which he
could not hope to do He knew, by his experience
that the individual who bred profession requir-
ing frequent public speaking-wlch by the force of cir
cunstances he abandons for the retirement of ru-
raj life dsengaging himself from habits of study and re-
fecon s met by embarrassments greater than those en-
counered by the original tyro in the experiment The
nll OF thought is mpeded by artificial distractions and
fows slowly and confusedly without unfor-
unity ana method But in crisis like the presen-he did
not say II IN the panic-crcating spirit alluded to the
other day, by his amabe and sprightly friend from
Goochland (Mr Watkins.) but a crisis said Mr. Barton
where public morals disregarded national virtue en-
dangered-and the continuance of our free nsttu-
tons depends upon their preservation the very liberties
OF the people hazarded by lccnous partisan press es-
iaonshed IN every portion Of country-exertng an
undue influence every where-violating the dccorims
and charities of private e-hc could not be massive
and silent spectator Of the shifting of the scenes and
playing OF the actors upon the great public drama
lie was one Of those wlo last year, gave Mr. Rit-
che his humble vote for the office of public printing
and as we ali feel and ought to feel pride oconssten-
cy he would take occasion to state the reasons for
OF public nature Mr. b. had ever been in the habit of
meeting Mr. Richie in the social circles of this city, and
he dcied any to resist the favorable impression
winch an acquaintance with Mr. Richie could not but
produce. lie found him an honorable amable hospita-
bic man-in fact, Virginia gentleman and personally
he highly esteemed him-T'hs was Mr. Barton's pri
vae reason for voting for Mr.. Richie. With regard