Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-14

Gallaher. Wager, Hoos o. X e. C.,,sr Hs,. uegory
M, bngsIy' Webb, Dunton, Epes Parrioit, MLure.
ton; Hopkins, MMullen, Clemands, Griffin. Stevenson
R,,h.r," nnugns Pegram, MCOy. Stanger. Brown aud
MIR; Sa,iaher then moved TO Law the repor ON the table
IN oaer that he might be enabled by bringing bin be-
e 'ne house, to conclude his remarks. but after Nv
,s from Mr. Barton, the motion was rejected and
' ''Po'' OF he committee as amended was agreed 10.
~, REMOVAL OF THE U. $. DEPosrrEs
p'rnonr moved to take up the resolutions Of the Sc.
iect Comni, ce on the subject OF the depos,es
Mr.. Watkins OF Goochand, opposed the motion and
said he wished the resolutions 10 Law ON the abIe nm
nj occasion Tor taking them up should have arrived
he question involved i'm them had been acted on nv IN.
oooy mos competent TO decide the question The con-
tract between the Virginia Bank and the of the
treasury oil inc u s. had been rescnded, and for the
PFse"'' "o'utther action was required the subject lie
was very anxious co0ne the debates of this Hou.s IN
subjects oil local character There were many nj
sl aeser'p ION, which would before the House d,
k "'S SESSION. and some OF them OF great impor.
lance He was also DESTROYS of avoiding the E,isu. and
sssudc OF listening 10 speeches which had bean con,
s"u" ~nln inc last three or four weeks He therefore
me SUBJECT would he allowed to lie the table I'M.
w uuner information could be ad, and the occ for
caihg II up became obvious
AL, barbour was not surPri'ed at the proposition 10 re-.
n he resolutions upon The table. considering the on,r
er rom which II came. hut he was prissd M The p. =,
s gwen Tor u, the prime pal OF which was that the
genuemsn was not disposed TO listen to speeches xhh
"au oeen concocied Tor some weeks past AMI had II
come 10 this-that members OF this House were n b. 20
.., I rom 'he expression OF their sentiments on a sub
a enttap
smong them was unwilling 10 listen 10 them, Wer.
cemsn III this House TO be gagged? The gentleman from
oue"s s seemed TO appreheni oher political evils
rom me discussion Of this question Bt ,,. 49,.
we wish to express censure OF the Federal r. 49,
nso' oe prcciuded from doing SO For his ovn M -
Mr. b. did not desire To debate This sub.c r., n pat
lar from thinking with the gentleman tina, hs s,, Wa
erree 10 the committee had been decided bv the ,,;
or mat by the decision OF the Stockholders of
uo" cause Tor further action of the Legislature nm
inc SUBJECT had been removed. What ouestion o.,
'hs House referred TO the committee, Was !, No, 49,,
Cms OF the contract, and Of the conduct of the
''i government In entering into il! And aI,bougb
'ne session OF the by the Bank of V;r;; ~
disposed OF one branch Of the subject the main and .h
s'ahua part oil the resolution referred 10 The SELF. GO
mittee was before the House at this ,ime NJ Soh
,ne ayes and noes ON the question of taking up which mo-
uon was susained. -r'"N" INV
Mr.. Watkins did M, vii, -
ouse, aiho he saw little benefit that could rcsnl, G ,,u
e ucusS'oh OF his subject here TWAS now before Con-
MA S,S anu was mere undergoing full discussion Vrei
~ M representatives. there, who were fully comne,en,
70 ACT upon u, and who could act with much ors.,a 81
se. anu WIN better informa ion than the Legislature noe
esseu' iher constituents had not vet Expressed ,pi
sehuments upon it, And he well rememhnrod H.. ~.
people were Tar from being satisfied with the debates h;
m mere last year on the subject of Federal Re
% nc w',ned 10 wait until all the facts were eveIoned
anu 10 De enabled TO act Understandings He ,liJ No, T
ere 20 AVOID the question, il it must come I'm bmt he
"ought u premature TO act upon il now " '
MIR. Gilmer hoped the House would act rro,,
aec'siveiy on this subject Next to the importance nj '
r, 80 , was .he necessity OF acting with promp,ness =
IN. aa oeen already delayed too long None Of
e ce"sure Tor That delay attached to himnor did he m
uer'ake 10 cens're Others as he believed il had h -;
,vai, t aec'uent"i' IL would be recollected that
we've 'hohns ago, when this country was ., h
CIV" cohVuis'on-such as had BEEN wiine...d ~
lore, anu he hoped the like might never he ,yno.s
e.; some gentlemen had told us, il was not then
"e " sc' on The subject of federal encro. cbmen,s
one year has elapsed. aud other instances of Ie5er.
pa"o nave occurred, and yet the gentlemen saw the IT,,
Sen,.na o' ye. arrived He was not disposed as the
rom Ioochland, 10 wait for advices from Wah
.ngon-or 10 wait until the people had acted ,bensa,
r; n Sun US mere TO act for them. For one he was
wonId oo, ,t e resPon;ioi'ity He hoped the House
SO important subject " ''''"e 'hefn on
MT mison OF Bo asked that the resolution referring
Tue SUBJECT to the Committee, be read which h,v;n
uone, Mr.. W. said his impression was that the ,b.,
vi 'e contract and that alone, was referred IN the en-,
m"n,Is anu was consequently before the House. The
seIneh from Cuipeper and AlbeInarie had given NO
good reasons Tor acting upon the subject al this ,; @
VIE; e cause oil action had been removed he did NO,
LOT instructions from his constituents to min, % "
nun .he course he should pursue. Thev had 60, ~;
10 act Tor them; and had vested in him the scr.,
the subee, o 20 ms best Judgment He considered
LIS ec' OF investigation fairly at end and could NOT
sTc assent 10 the commencement of debate which
"1u'a PROBABLY occupy two or three weeks N"
.i 'sa .has ne thought he had given reasons
present time. He Knew was the habit Of some rsaaiSs
coDcurred in He had said that there we're many i'm,
poran subjects before the House, which mus,
ly be debated And he had hoped TO carry hack 70 his
constituents the glad tdings Of short Sc ssion which
would probably be the case, this subject were moi
brought up He repeated that he wished to have all the
20 ha-
cared that the Bank Of the u States had made loan NJ
mon ana half on private contract TO one individual
ths was true he wished to know it, he
The transactions relative to that institution Ii was better
wa until they had all the facts-and 10 avoid
the opinions OF their constituents great oueson NJ
ae P1ncy was 10 be considered-the improve the
James River and Kanawha and the attention o member
ought not 10 be diverted from it, The reason yby Wiz.
gina was 90 Tar behind her sister States was that she had
Always oeen quarreling with the General Government
In pis Instance political object was clearly had in
view. mere were many gentlemen who were disposed
W resort 10 any means 10 attack the present Chief ay
a'e OIL me United States: they willing TO condemn
"ehefai jackson, right wrong. And there were not
VINO had crept into this House under the banner of the
proclamation, who seemed TO feel little re gard for s
author He hoped the House might not be barsssed with
long debate on this question: aud that the resolutions
wou'u De suffered TO remain the table.
MT. "iiner said, the gentleman from GoochIand had
zone nun injustice In saying that he one of those who
peculiar state OF excitement under which that
had TOT some Time Iaboued, he would make the IN
MIN, which he now made to the House. They knew him
anu could best attest whether he ever assumed 10 himself
on ha hoor more than belonged TO him. He pofessed 10
be an humble man, here aud elsewhere He des;ynsd
only to do his dutyand would always listen TO the rea
sons o'hes but could adopt the they seemed
10 MN good The gentleman from Goochand might have
reasons thck as backberesaye, and good oobut he
was not bound TO adopt them. The gentleman from oocb
nu nao sdio mat some gentlemen had crept into this
nan uhuer the banner OF the Proclamation He felt
Pde saying That he had crept into this All nm
der any banner He had here erect under the ban.
ner OF MS counrycertainIy not under that of the Pro-
cIamabon IL the gentleman from Goocbland had come
mere under that banner, he did blame him raying
o"-ne shoud applaud him more Tor sdherng to il than
Tor his desertion. He desired to tread on no mans
Toes. he did, TO quote the language of an author who
should be nameess here he would remind gentlemen thai
" was their iauli, not his The gentleman seemed to