Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
C.s.y ng.n

HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Saturday December ~
On motion of MIR. CARTER, 3 much of the Governor
message relates to the Banking Capital and Cufrenc,
OF the Commonwealth, referred TO the Select Com
% on The subject OF increasing the banking capita
of this Commonwealth.
On motion MIR. DAWSON, the Committee of Roads
&C was instructed to inquire into the caediency Of
tending the Northwestern Turnpike Road f,n the t,wr
OF winchester in the county of Frederick to III. tern
nation OF the Berryvillc turnpike at Berry villc &c
On motion Of MIR. GARLASp of ~ il was
hesoired, That the documents referred TO in the Co
vernon message, the subject the abolition of slave.
~ now in the Executive Department. be referred to the
Select Committee that subject.
Also on motion of Mr.. GARLAxDof M IL v,s
Hesored, That committee be raised to collect and
nave printed Tor the of tho members of the
Assembly the proceedings Of the ctngs the several
counties on the subject of the proposed of
the Northern fanatics in the slave property OF the Sout
at they also have collected and published parts Of
ue proceedings IN the -saveholding States and of
rovernors messages which relate the same subject
ana Mcssrs Brown of p, Sherrard, Voolfolk Garland
OF NJ, Iurnbnll, Harley, Clay, Austin Brooke Chap.
line and Madison, appointed said committee,
. on motion of MIR. MoRoAS the Committee on lin. Mi
a was instructed to inquire into the expedency
amending the Militia Laws, to allow the
regiment. ~
On motion of MIR. Masters leave was given TO brine
IN bill changing the place of holding separate
oil the county of Marshall.
ON motion of MIR. lorKISs, the Committee of Courts
oi 'osuce was instructed TO enquire into the expedien
cy OF so amending the 18th section of the Act of Assem-
oy TO reduce into the several acts
Witnesses, ~c passed January 10Th, 1915, autho
rize inc depostons OF all witnesses suits or cases now
pending OF hereafter 10 be instituted any of the Courts
OF tins Commonwealth, when they reside not less Than
one hundred miles from the Courthouse of the county
town or borough in which said suits or cases NAV Is,
pending to be taken upon reasonable notice. and 10 be
read ON the trial of The
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR
Mr.. WATKINS submitted the following resolution:
ReSoired, That this House WILL ON Wednesday ne xt
proceed by joint vote with the Senate to the election nj
member oil the Executive Council of this State fnr
three years from the 3st March next supply the va.
cancy to be oceasoned by the expiration of the term of
service of Daniel A. Wilson, Esq
Mr. WATKINS said in presenting the above resolution
that he was aware was early in the session. for
ing to this election; aud would perhaps be incumbent
ON HIM to submit TO the House the reasons for this
course as lie not inclined devate from the usaqes
OF the Democratic Republican Party but he wished
10 De prompt In meeting the wishes and expccta-
lions oil the people majority of that party had been
waited into this Legislature the public opinion
-they were looked to to set right the abuses and
scrptions which their opponents commenced last
We are bound to perform this duty and it will be done
what we do now, shall not have month hence;
ana what we are TO do month hence, may as well
do now was evident from what took place here the
other day, the election of public printer thut hev
should not perform their duty unmoested-it was clear
that the opposition would spare clanor-tha they
would step aside into every bypath abuse and
ect no opportunity of heapng vtuperaton on that We
nerabie patriot, Andrew jackson We shall hear the
same song continued without yariaton-ves there will
be some variation, of addendum but Of subductu,
we shall hear nothing of the panic, which formerly as,
sisted these gentlemen TO ride into power which they
used with so much intemperance 1t is plain enough
mat we must anticipate these assaults at every step
IL was, therefore, Mr.. Watkins THOUGHT hotter 70
dispose ot this election at once and if wide
discussion took place. the Democratic Rorty was
ready to meet IT, as they any moment All the
wanted was, To right the evils that had been inflicted
upon them by their enemies. When the Ship of State
was again upright and those faithful public servants re-
stored VINO had been sacrificed to spirit of proscrp-
uon, they should have done the duty that they were
pected IL perform
Mr. GiLMrR asked the Speaker to report the resolu.
ton
The SPEAKER read the resolution
Mr. GiLMER said: Then, it is only for the election o.
Councillor. lie thought it for the election of {
rresdent-for, from the tenor Of the gentlemans re
marks, II would naturally be supposed that he wouIo
conclude them, If he did CONNER ce then, with mo-
on hat ths House resolve itself into great
ton Tor the selection of President of the United States
1t true that Mr. G. ought TO have recolected Thai
this had been already done Baltimore and that the
teman from Goochland had finger in the pie Mr. {;
had hoped that there mig be subjects on which this lie
g!sature could act without the introduction of party poll
tics lie had hoped that they should have been able Il
discuss proposition to give single magistrates iurisdic
ton over cases to the amount of so dollars or the cxlen
sion OF the powers ofconsabcs the election of
nher OF C0unciiior without drawing into the debate
the general politics of the country 1t seemed howe
that every subject of ordinary legislation was 90 be mad.
subservien to the expression Of party views lie sup
posed that II the question of entails were hereafter
come up, it would be made political question and IN
friends of the AdmnstJ lion would be rallied 10 tho rv
cue What could be the object Of this allusion Il
political divisions, but TO throw re-brands into our
glsaton! Could they not oppose and defend or
binary Legislation without this invocation party strife
"us SUI pIseu az the remarks OF the gentleman from
Goochiand on this subject He tells that the Democrat
members have been waited into this House on the way,
OF popular opnonand complains of the abuse beanet
on the old patriot Andrew Jackson MIR G. THOUGHT ihs
gentleman iuitered little when he came to thai word
he thought he intended to say Martin Van Buren, ant
had hopes that he would have shewn in what the patriot
ism OF Martin Van Buren, consisted AS this Democra
tic Republican ajority is understood to be n Van Blu
rem majority, and Mr.. c. had never heard of n Va,
buren, majority elsewhere in the State although he ba
heard OF one in Baltimore, and here he had hoped q
hear some evidence Of that Statesman patriotism Ru,
TO set tins asde-wc bear great deal of the Democra
tic Republican party. WHAT'S it? Is il the old Demo
cratic pafty-or is 1t old most ina ppropriatel,
used to designate those who support Martin Van Bure
and Richard Nj Johnson. Those who sustain these wor
tines say that they Denocrats-that they ure th
true organs of the peopeand Mr. Gmer would OF Ve ON
proofoft Doctor Edmund Rucker from re me- see ava
selfconstitGted member Of the Baltimore Convention
and pretended to fresh from the people Ia the as
suned character of Democratic Republican nember q
that body he cast the vote of his Stae-and the peon
OF Tennessee have since nuled him. and thus 6nislr
Doctor huckcr, OF steam memory. Thus much in nm
swer TO the gentleman from Goochland lie struck th
blow and II Is proper that il should he returned W.
may we ask, what are the democrats of the present day.
and Tic ready answer ismsn who seeking live GU
of the public Golfers democrat orthe Johnson schoo
carries his credentials in his poeketthey are RECOMMEND
dations for any Office that may chance to be yacant Til
is The distinctive characteristic Of every Democratic RI
! publican Rucker Van Buren, man.
! The SPEAKER here called Mr Csilmer TO order an
! he took his seat. -
MIR. WATKINS to reply but the Sneaker said n
had only INDUCED the gentleman from Albcmarlc SO "a
as TO give him opportunity Of answering; but the d,
/ bate out Of oEder.
Mr. PARKER said Tvs perfectly ready to 90 into Iii
election OF Councillor aud lac was perfectly satisfe
That when the election en- they should have ii
Oft the day before ycste rdy acted over AGAIN
doubt the minds of were made ~ - ,i. 80,