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

mitiee could have look cd; and covcrcd the boIo
" WIG usPe question, so lar at least legislative
upon Tue subject was originally designed extend
These Things being sowhy then should further action
upon ,ns subject be INDUCED by the House. Docs the
"sn 10 involve itself in another three weeks
discussion upon federal politics. He shoud have bongh,
mat the proceedings OF last winter spoke a loud and
warning voice upon this subject: tor, whatever effect
me proceedings alluded to- might have had upoo CEN
uemen here. he could assure them tina, ,hev Ala r o.
convince the people OF this Common cal or IN. ;no,i
cy OF discussing federal relations within tbe.e
.Se" u NOSE whotn Wey represented upon thi. floor =
those whose agents they were desired or =, H.;
hands discussion Of the dcpoe questions! He hourh,
no-ne people had taken that subject into their own
handsthey moving u,on il in their primary ..se
oes aud there to that tbev ,xcre NO,
pVpe'y awake 70 .he'r Interest Let US not then, while
ae"g az the guardians OF the peoples rights assume 10
dictate public sentiment prematureIy set
up as opponents OF the public will, when that will 20
say the least, be but inpe rfec,lv known IN a,
urher action upon this subject could only result he
reared in an excited, proraced and as he bumix con-
ceived, Improbable discussion
Aiusion had been made by In their
'ee'ings upon this subject related TO himself
ouayh he was prepared now, and times TO anv
question which might be mooted upon this subject: he
eany and willing. on all proper occasions to express
's opinion on the "dcposite question: Nay he would RAJ
WI man avoid an opportunity Of expressing lat op
n'on however humble might be- But this wa, moi am nc
c'son tor consulting individual wishes was matter
nat belonged TO the country, and he believed that bv ac
'on upon IT, the time Of This house will be unnecessarily
consumsd as consequence, the public money unneces
sarily expended political ex 80.
eHc"em'n' augmented,-and for whit good, The To.
gsa'e OF This State had too equeu y he feared erect
eu hseif ioio Congress TO egsaie for The whole nation
There was cause 10 fear, Sir, that yiryni, had aI.
cheapened herself lowered her niy and h.r
moral Iorce with he sister States, by her too frequent
",S.ieehce win The affairs Of the general
rms ancient and "unerriiied Corn,Donwesl,b'' sboulJ
o'u herse erect, and moral power FIR re.,
OF the General Government hut let hey e course
impair ne great moral influence, which her
anu ner susuon in the Union ought to attach to her
e'Pos'"on' On great and important occasions no man
VT. moormah said could be delighted than himself
10 see her step forward with the lang tsee of enconr.
ment, admonition censure, 10 our rulers in the ,
square. But State circumstances for The ,s, 90, @
nave been as familiar household wor,ls-,o co,,o
nave they been as to impair, yes SIR very much
impair, nat weight that ought 10 he attached to them
vas there any cause why they should MOI have IA.
utmost confidence In deles alton i'm Congress. in ,,
su'uents have confidence that that deI.ca,;on MI, evi
iuty when called TO act upon the imporapt Go, "s
go"ng out OF the removal OF the dcposite. and allow
me 10 say that II Is TO them and not 10 ,bi,
our constitute nts look for action upon this snh;, To,
people oil this Commonwealth were nduging The cr,sc
% he 'hs would be short session the Ieei,lat,,re
u wasa Reasonable expectation and one ,hat onsh mo, -
oe tnwarted lilo put It TO gentlemen II il wo,iJ nv,
DC hwaed,n the discussion OF the deposte Nh. son 49,
forced upon the house. vas
Mr. M said, he hoped that the honorable ro,,,.r,.,
VINO had just addressed the House, and who but the oth
gay engaged in an amiable with another bonora
pie MEMBER al TO which would do the least 70 enaI
this session, would come forward and give anr,c,s
iustra'on OF his spirit on this occ aston. "
Of doing nothing. ' '''' p'oPre'y
Mr.. Faulkner said there manifcstly srugo,. Ia.
tween the two parties of the party seeSing n
quences OF the act of the Executive of he II g H. 80
not surprised at the pursued by the pentIema
rom no'e'ourt IL was perfectly in accordance with The
me tactics practsed elsewhere, where tho very rcnnh
cfn motions OF the previous question were so much in
fashion, Such, he trusted was not the spirt Of ,h;
Of %;s certainly was not the spirit Of the people
o nis commonwealth What shall we at this moment
when Tue popular mind is awake TO this all absorbinS
Wv he people are collecting in their prima-
ny assemblies, TO siDdcate the Constitution shall ,ya
who have been delegated here as their sennsIs 10
tam and defend the ConsIituton-shall we baselv shL
rom our Posis' He hoped not. He hoped they would
meet il boldly. II had been said that the whole nh;"n,
was covered by the resolutions of the Bank and ;b.
mere remained no question before the House which ell
eu ,or us action But said Mr. F. there are higher and
more momenous questions involved in these Resolutions
merely the contract with the Bank which has been
escinded That portion of the subject was important 30
me constitution The commonwe ah being a s,orkboiL,.
IN the Bank OF Virginia. ii her right TO interIere H.
n, ,h nh OF mar INSTRUMENTATION deemed injurious
W le Puonc interest But this all she was called
upon To- do. This commonwealth is stockhoIder j.;
an1 Tt institution of far greater moment.
, me speaker lnterposed, and reminded Mr. Faulkner
[ea6,Iasg ussliSa qndes sonsieraon was whether the
discuss the merits oil the general question.
Mt Faulkner observed tina; he replying to the as
seron maj there was no subject before the House. He
SAID mat the act OF the Executive attack upon the
Constitution OF these United States
ne speaker sail was not in order TO 60 into the con-
slider a'ion OF the merits at present
MIR. f. repeated that these remarks were drawn from
MIN In reply to observations that had been made by other
gen"emen anu were made in order shew that theirs
remained question before the House. Hut it would per-
maps DC better to defer the discussion Of this point tram
meiled as IL now was by rules Of order.
Mr. Waterman said remark had fallen from the gen.
eman from Goochand, which called for passing noiire
lie dd not know whether the gentleman from Coco Inland
alluded to him (Mr W. when he spoke OF members who
hau crept into the House under the supposion their
approval OF the Proclamation MIR Watkins said he did
not aiude to the gentleman from Rockingbam.l Mr. w
said he was pleased TO find that he did not But said Mr.
W., u there is one member here whom that remark
would peculiarly apply il is to myself. Mr. w. said
ne was from one OF the largest jackson counties in the
o,a'e' ne mad been warm admirer of the princ-
pies avowed in the Proclamation, and the people of
his county had sent him here to maintain and defend
" and when upon any question those principles should
De involved he should be found at his post TO adj
voca'e them He trusted, in such q case he should he
more fortunate than the gentleman from ochland-and
ton man into office. He did Understand his consti-
uens they desired him go for General Jackson or
any oner man right or tcrOng. They far high
minded Tor hat He did not believe they imposed upon
MN any such duty; and he asked the gentleman from,
Goocbland il he felt himself bound 10 pursue SUCH
course.
MIR. Wilson said, in reply 10 the gentleman from Berke.
icy, WHO seemed 10 consider that he Mr. W., shaping
ms course by TIE current OF the proceedings in Congress-
tie would tell the gentleman that this the
thit he (Mr W. had no correspondent at Washington
and he was not waiting for any from that quar-
ter lie trusted that the House would be disposed TO get
through It's business as early possbe and allow us TO
go TO our constituents If the subject should be taken
he was ready TO act upon IL, aho he thong OF, 10
be suffered to remain untouched.
question on takiag up then put and decided in
the affirmative, as follows:
dyes-Messrs. Banks, (SpeakerA Drummond Sou,b.
all, Gilmer Booker, Garland of Amherst Stuart of A.
Niche, mayse, PresioD Pate Faulkner Coistop Cart.