Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-16

saehusets without travelling over the same rrounl ,le,
10y c, ."e gentleman from A'sbama Tie had himself.
ohg series oil years, enjoyed intimate acquaintance
"m tue gentleman who fills, the station OF Clerk of
s MOUSE anu he Knew that there any here TO
nc found more hi h minded and abie man He
possessed the confidence Of his fellow. In
vsnia to very high degree aud he enjoyed the conf.
as any Ia tina, State. can, the eo,e xo,,.t s,;,
Mr. NJ. that he is incapable OF a dishono, shis 90,
nut what Is the question which we ere now dis.
cusng! Has not been usual for the clerk of the Hons.
to appoint his assistants! Has the RICH, ever been l.
70 hm' How eau we make question Of his tight to m
ploy such asssans in the Jischarr, of hs duties a. h
himself fiji 10 select! As well might The lat. Cl.,k
Mr. Clarke, come before with memorial Tor reIress
any one OF .he assistant clerks lie had never heard
MIR Clarke had been negiectl OF his du,es-on the con-
rsry he had always heard him spoken of as very com.
potent aud efficient officer. and an amiable and
sn put SUI we chose to elect another Clerk We did
recognise ms right to remain in Office because he had
held ten or eleven years. Ii this WAS the
Of the gentleman from Kentucky, he could not ac
cede 10 It, when predcated the principle Of tight, IL
was not the democracy Vi the people of Penu,vlva.
MIA, nor did he believe Il was OF Kentucky Rotation
I'M Once . nad always been avoh,e doctrine with
'ne democratic party, and very properly IL WAS The
nature OF man to misuse powers and privileges long
remaining in his hands. He did not apply this to ,hs
respectable man and had discharged his duties well
Maintaining, as he did, that the Clerk Of the House h;n
to the House for the discharge Of his trust had
he right oil choosing his assistants, lie saw no reason
Tor an inquiry into the motives of the removal of the
lnemoralis'. lie knew very well that all this talk about
prescription was meant to operate upon the people.-
But gentlemen wholly Inexperienced the Sentiments
Of the people they supposed that the people were in
np the s' po sssas,ng every civil officer du
me minority about prescription he had slways egarded
dishonorabe mode Of party warfare. Were he in the
minority, he would be the last man 10 ask pocaI ia
vor rom advesarics whose election he had opposed He
appealed to the candor and good sense of the yen.,n
rom Mass. Tor the acknowledgement that is usual for
every majority to appoint its friends to Office in
ference TO its opponents. Was this the case in the
gentlcmans own Sate' Were Offices of trust and pro
hin the gilt Of the maority there conferred upon ndiv
auas oeionging TO the minority! Would the rentIeman
hmse' as Governor Of Massachusetts, appoint an onno
nent TO ofhce or would he permit one 10 remain I'm s
the exclusion OF political friend Let him answer
ms and then say what becomes of his doctrine NJ NJ
scpuon he was OF opinion, that this subject not
nave oeen introduced into the House, aud he was will
ing 20 believe that the gentleman from
actea uhder momenary excitement and without mature
eD anu 'a'' upon reflection, he will to the
Wa' his proposition Is unwise and inc
emf moved to lay the whole subject on the abc
Mr. pnekaey rose and asked permission TO address the
Rouse, but the Speaker remarked that no discussion was
me motion being TO lay tile subject on the table
Mr Whittlesey, of Ohio, requested the member from
Mon 0aroaa lniI SPeighD TO withdraw his motion
s"ere "eIe' ne SAID, in his possession, some important
acts bearing on this subject which the House should ba
acquainted with, before the subject was disposed Of
Inc motion not being Withdrawn, Mr. W. called for the
yeas and nays upon il, and they were ordered " ~
Mr. Williams, of N. e.. moved that the member from
The Chair .ad ,h sunm: his Information 10 the House.
Mr.. Williams then moved call oil the House. Agreed
| The Clerk called the Roll, and 2IO memhe,. h,,;,u
answered TO their names, motion OF MIR Williams ,
continuance Of the call was dispensed with ''''' VIC
MT mercer desired that the first article of the ann nd
eht OF The Constitution of the United States be read he
lore the question taken. w.
| The CLERK read it, as follows:-
congress shall make law respecting an ..,ab,sb
ment OF religion, prohibiting the free xerci. 'hr
or aodgng the freedom OF speech OF the press: or
~ n OIL me people pesceably to assemble and to petition
Tue Government Tor a redress Of grievances"
Mr. Whilesey called for the reading of the resoluon
under which the memoalist (NOah Fecher) was aU.
Poin,ed 10 Office, and II was read by the Clerk y
question then being on NATHAN 10
wnoesuojec on the table, it decided in the aIirma
pahi'z, bay'ies, Bean, Beardsy, Beaumont John Rel
James Blair, John Blair, 3ockee, Bodice Boon, Brown
ehas carr C,gs ca%brseng
Clark Clay Coffee Connor, Coulter Craner, Day, Det
s Ga Dickinson Dunlap Fowler. William K Fuller,
Hannegan, Joseph M Harper. Harrison Ra,ha way'
Hawkins, Halves, Heath, Henderson, Mubbard1 Aassii
Huntington, lnge, Jarvis Richard M johnson, Noadah
Johnson Cave johnson, Benjamin Jones' Kavanaab King
hinnaId, Lane, Lansing. Lapore, Lawrence, Law Luke
Mann, r Joel X. Mann. Mards NJ. MasoS Hogah
" McKim, Mckinley, McLene, hicVesn, Miller
kooe5. Mitchell Muhlenburg, osgood. Page. Parks Par
plerson piummer, Polk, Pope, Ramsey Schenck Scbev
Selden' Shlnn SPeight S,andifer, Sutherland William
yor francis Thomas Thomson, Turner, Turrill, Wan
derpoel, Van Houen. WAGNER. Ward, WardweiI. Web.
ster, Whalon, e. p. whi,e-I2O. "''
Nays-M essrs. John Quincy Adams, Heman ALLEN
Chiffon Allan Ashley. Banks, Barber, Barrnger, Bates
Beatty, Bouidn, Briggs, Burgess, Chambers, Chiffon
Choate, W lillian Clark CIowney Crane CrooL.,, nou
lington, Amo. Davis, Davenport, Deberry Demng Den
n.y. Dennis Dick,on, Duncan, Evans, Edward Eyere,,
Horace Everett, EWING Fillmore, Foot, Foster. Phio C.
ruler Fniien Gamble. Gordon, Gorham, Grayson Gren.
nell Jr, HiIand Hall, Hard, Hardin, James Harper Ha
zeltine, Hester, Jabez w. Hunting tom Seaborn Jonas
Lewis, Love, Martindale Marshall, McCarv McKen
man, Mercer, Milgan, Moore, Murphy, Patton, Pinck
ney, Potts. Jr, Reed, Rencher, William b. Shepard An
CUISINE H. ShepPerd, Sade, Sloane Spanger William p
Wamongh, Edward ID. White, Frederick Wb;,,issou
Elisha htlescy, Wilde, Williams, Wise Younq-ss'
Mr. Il rrill submitted the following:
ResolUed, That the Committee on Commerce bs -.
quested 10 inquire into the expedency of causing
to be taken Of the OF Lake Ontario and ot 20
The places OF anchorage; and also the courses and
between the hdrbor capes, head lands together
such oher matters as may be deemed proper for
ing an accurate chart of every part of said coast
Mr. GIIet moved TO amend the resolution bv incIudp9
The river ST. Lawrence, 10 the is degree of north Ia
tude which was accepted a modification nv the orio
nal mover. ~ o''s-
Mr. Mercer then moved 10 refer the subject 10 The Fam
nl''ee on Naval Affairs, instead Of the Committee on Com
merce, which was agreed to- the resolution as
ed, adopted " '''u
MIR. McKennan Of Pennsylvania, with conssn, If H..
| House, moved that il be " "o
Resotued, That the Clerk of the House be direc,ed n
procure 300 copies of Eots Debates on fbe adon,on f
the FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS for the OF the ne w members
ana me residue Tor the future disposition of The House
MI. Pinckney, oil South Carolina, warmly opposed the
adoption OF such resolution being contrary to for
The House alone without the sanction of the other loo
branches oil the government TO make any approximations
LOT any purpose He could reason WIN petIam.n
VINO wish TO furnish their libraries with any par,icnI,r
DOCK should do so at the expense Of the nation I for
'ne'r own particular use, then why themselves pur-
chase desired works! He was so Determined ags;nst IN
l0ns ia far tnol,