Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-31

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Mr. JoHssoS Then, SIR, us,. IT wroTsp him Wfsq41
attributed to him such uncommon generosity if su,h
is his generosity should beg that it might not be cxer
csed upon me. | should shrink FROM the libcray of
such patronage his. Suppose that We Ind com
menced with this acknowledgements That in can
dour we had said that the stockholders should enjoy
the profits of the work, after the tell and risk of its
completion Woulda dollar of the stock have been taken
No, sir But that would have been no subject of la
mentation TO the gentleman from Pittsylyania He did
not desire dollar be applied TO this Improvement IL
understand him correctly, from the control which he
now desires to give the State over the Company.
The gentleman from Pittsylyania said Mr. toHssoS
has been pleased to indulge in certain ntmatons of in
direction in bringing this bill before the House in its
sent form, as amended by the Senate. He insnmaes
That the conduct of its advocates has been dsinrenuous
and unworthy. Does the gentleman i'm making these in
tmaons Judge of others by knowledge Of himself.
DO the promptngs of his own heart teach him TINS TO
cast suspicion on the motives and actions Of his fell
low mem If they do, he is unfit counsellor
hr. WiTcHEK had not sought TO rritatc the feelings
OF the gentleman from Richmond. lie had no such de-
sgn-and nc asked every member of the House. to say
whether that gentleman had made fair of his (Afr
W. remarks' But enough of this for the present The
gentleman says that my calculations not worthy of
notice But he has entertained the House With ten times
the calculations that presented and his figures we are
to presume are all legitimate and correct, because they
are vouched for by the member from the City of Rich
mond. Mr. w. asked the gentleman-no, he asked the
House, If the Corporation could reduce the profits of
ihis company down to one per cent if it choSeiand
nc wond ask, whether this great Commonwealth might
not safely possess the power to do the same thing? lie
asked the gentleman, whether the State could not do
what the Bank and bis flvorc Corporation could
do? Mr.W had, perhaps, shewn some warmth in his
previous remarks; but his language certainly did not
warrant the heat and violence OF the gentleman reply
And say, said Mr.. W. that stand here as erect as
did before. say that he has perverted my language
whom hc attributed TO desire 10 withhold from line
stockholders the profits promised them by their charter
and that he knew there nothing unjust Liberal
in the views advanced Was there then any necessitv
any propriety in the and irony of the gen.
teman-any cause for the feelings which nc has ox-
hibitcd, as much in bis looks in his words? /
say again. said Mr.. Witcher, that there is ncccs.
slty that there should be control on the part of the
state, TO prevent the profits from exceeding IL per cent
Then, the use which the gentleman has made ofiny re-
capitalists, unfair. Mr.. w. asked if he had not
proof OF the consequences Of such transfer in the Rich
mOnd Dock Company, the stock of which had been bought
up by capitalists, and worth about dollars per
share No, srthc lower tho stock is the more sure il is
to get into the hands of capitalists AS 10 the sale Of the
bad been told that it would be sold-that it would be
sought for ia the market by capitalists On the contra
~, It had been disposed Of with the utmost difficulty
and the greater part of it by forced saleycs sir
forced sale to the City Of Richmondfor was such
the most odlous sense far the minority Of the c-
zcns were concerned. Mr.. w had said that this work
would cost twelve millions before il could be completed
lie believed so STILL and that the State would be- sadded
with the expense. lie had said that this bill came TO
tho House III its present form by indrcction He said
50 again, and he thought the fact could be denied
To this, tho gentleman from Richmond has replied that
If judge others by myself not worthy Of scat
here. But say, that have n perfect right 10 iud0e
others by their conduct and that is all that have done
As 70 the remarks he had made with regard the gen
teman from Richmond, he went farther than facts
would Justify; and for the reply Of the gentleman he
asked no apology.