Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-24
The Question was then put, and Inc mo'oi' " 0''|

If hc conld for moment suppose that any peHeit
IN 60 ,h, reference of this subject to Snhin!il'ee
c 10 ,Id believe that the Investigation OF THIS cues
49, h., ? Committee free from party bias ana parry Ner
would be of the least avail upon The ultimate oec.so
-, The House-or, if he thought thetf uenocla'''o
.o,G cmb1ace the whole merits OF the question, ne
;bt vote for the resolution. But firmly believing t'nl
rerence of the subject would in no way affect us u
innate disposal he considered such Formally neeuess
He would therefore prefer that gentlemen shouiu N
brnu in their resolution Of instructions, anu u'W
be finally decided now lie ready 10 act uP"" -,
and 10 vote aguinst it. He believed that hrSi anu a
would be 4 violation of the Constitution nc nentseI
the resolution which the Speaker now Ig" .o from the
transcribed the powers derived by this House 'io'
Cons,itu,ion-for he believed that they mao Us soou
right to instruct the Senators in Congress 10
;onrnal of the Senate instruct them 10 any
part of it. , J., o,noso ordinary
oi,ons Of poury-and as it is my purpose TO oppose
this it is proper that should assign some reason ot 'a
course | voted against laying the resolution on 'ie "a
bic because could not perceive that any oeheiit wuu
rcsnl, from DELAYING It's consideration. But SIT, wn'ie
gentlemen arr in this audahe spirit OF enquiry, ''hN
i would he we'll to enlarge the sphere VI 'lat "
as 10 derive as much advantage and light as PosSoie
The shirt of enquiry is wholesome iii republican 60
v.rpmeut and while gentlemen profess desire 10 TURN
il to some account would give them the ui penehl OF
it. This resolution conelnplates the eXpnnsinS 'e GU
erating the eras!ng call 1t what You wi-lhe utsu
lion of the journal Ola branch the U. s. Government
and in regard to what measure, Mr. Speaker: o' one
Of possible future legislation or inquiry, but one 'a
past and which does not except for mere party PulP
ses engage the anxiety consideration OF one a'ot
in This Union Except for party effect, this object Is
sought BY none. What portion OF the peopIe- sPedh
Of the people in that elevated sense, which eHaS t
high above all The ephemeral parties OF an hour' as e
concentrated sovereignty OF tne a'nondcd
munded this enquiry; ask if they have uetnahaGu
it: No. Sir-But Mr. Speaker, if We are deliberately
10 instruct our Senators to look back to by gone Gays
to expunge, and tarnsh and destroy the archses y,
this American Government why do the gentlemen s.op
in iimine? Why do not they who call themselves 'I
exclusive Democratic Republicans, come TO ls wolk
as the Republicans OF Nrg init would once nave uoie
Sir &c this the only measure recorded on the 1oufn'ti
| or that Senate which has been unacceptable 70 INC
Republicans Of Virginia; Sir, there are measures re-
gisered on the Journals Of both Houses Of Congress-
which used TO be offensive TO Democratic hePuol.tn
n,rtv tnt once existed here Why not 60 back to the
lines of Johnny O.: Why not look back to the times OF
the Elder Adams, and embrace and e%Punge all mas
been Justly obnoxious to an indignant people, All; no.
SRI is not that democratic Republican spirit which
these gentlemen would intate-such democratic Ike,
publican spirit as once animated the people OF this on
Commonreaih-but it is the spirit Of ncwta"gied'
New York. aristocratic democracy, born but
and destined TO die Tomorrow A democratic Rcpub!l-
can party Sir my friend from Pittsy lvania has ailud-
ed to the fact, that own Journals may neea TINS OK
nupoiur process Let begin this work at home, and
extract the beam from our own eye before we pluck 'e
mote from anohcrs. You and Mr.. Speaker, it my me-
mory does deceive me- and unless have forgotten Inc
history day. you and concurrcd SIR in this
upon the President as to the public revenue NO"
IT.
YOU and me, and others on this floor: some OF whom
may now claim to be these new fashioned democrats 100
Let our charity begin, therefore, at nome, ana "nllc
gentlemen say they doing the high teests OF TINS De
mocrac Republican party, let US look little At nome,
and set our own household in orderly expungng here,
what NAV have given offence TO our masters at Washing
ton That sir would be acting like democrats indeed;
but who are those sir, that claim to be caeu or ll
| call themselves the exclusive Democratic Republican
party Of Virginia: Who they that now claim eX-
elusive property in this so justly veneraed
by this Common wealth | have head, Mr.. Speaker,
that bad name might hang good cog Sr'
| NAV not the reverse of this proposition be true
may not Il bad dog bring good name 10 the gatows
How to judge this party, sir: by their
professions, their ruits-by what they say or by what
they do If | had the pencil OF Hogarth, or The
graphic pen of Curus would fan sketch portrait OF
this same great Democratic Republican party; and
would hang up before the people OF Virginia. tha hey
might see how little it is like Democratic Republican
party that they once knew something about. think
they would discover sir that all family resemblance has
departed Pray, sir, who shall sit Tor portrait OF this
Democratic Republican party: Shall attempt TO sketch
MIR. Van Buren,. who comes recommended TO our CONN
dcnce by his cooperation with Rufus Hing on the Mis-
souri, restctionsby his vote to extend the right Of sui
frarc to free negroesby his vote to erect toll gales on
| the Cumberland Road-by his private pledges against
protective tariff and his public votes for the highest
protective tariff that ever enacted IN lilis country
hv Ills nromises-hs invocation to all that hunger and
,Erst n,er Office to unto him. and that the sPos
of victory the Offices Of the country, high and low,
shall be larisled upon them-who comes recommends
ed by his servile aduation OF your hero PRESIDENT,
behind whose back he always Skuiks, whenever any
responsibility is to be mct-betore whom lie boldly
PUSHES to the front when any credit or glory is to bc
claimed: Sir, would gentlemen rather contemplate
! the next best Democrat Eic!ard NJ. johnson, whose
Democracy is voucicd at the Thames. by dead In
dian whom he did not kill, and at the Great Cross
inrs by living people. of another color: Sir tho old
fashioned Democracy 9" Virginia would lnst as soon deal
with an old who cried sinking fish at market,
as acknowledge that they part or parcel OF Demo
cratic Republican party which bears such fruits rs these
If such are the heads of this party what shall be said
Of its rank and file; feel all becoming Difference and
respect Mr. Speaker, for The orthodoxy OF Dr. fuckcr
| who like 4 bran new Democrat, as he was, coming
fresh from people who sent him, went to Baltl-
more 10 administer this same Democratic NepubIlcan dose,
with the same sang frOd, that he administered lohcll
and red pepper to the dupes OF his qnackcry. feel
all due res poet for the Democracy of George kremer
Did YOU ever see honest George Mr. Speaker? he Is the
fac smile OF plump, wellfrd Democrat, who loves to
drink good strong beer and to eat good roast beet al
ways at the expense of the people. feel great respect
for him. too srye he too went post to Baltimore ON
vcntion some years ago. and cast the vote OF Pennsyva
MIA for Van Buren,, while the people there, happened ny
accident, to choose to give it Tor Wilkins ice much
respect sir for the democracy of those public officers,
whose democracy suspect in the precise ratio OF their
salaries who could themselves from their duties and
| gro to Baltimore to make president for the people,
feel great respect for all those who ol offices which they
have received or offices which they expect could go
there too sir feel Difference sir, for that democratic
republican spirit which can brook the attempt OF Pre-
sident openly to appoint his successor feel becoming
reverence for the Caln-like purity the lofty dlsntcres
ednrss Of your great democratic republican bcll-we-
thcr in Virginia, hard by the Capitol here, who cndca.
vors to persuade the people that they are never we'll
represented unless he is dipping his spoon into
the commemorative porridge 10 the tune of four
or five thousand dollars year feel defer
ence, sir for those democratic republicans who at
home profess so much love for the poor people, such
sympathy with the mechanics, when they want the poor
man and the mechanics votes 10 bring them here and
wo when they get here turn around and tell the poor
man and the mechanic TO stand aside-as dirty fellow
and n mcn:al-pes, sir, a ,nenia-to make room for
cnielnan 10 drink bis souchong and butter his broad