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

On motion Of Mr.. CARTER, so much of the Governor
message as relates to the Banking Capital and Currency
.he commonwealth, referred to the Select Com
mltiee on the subject of increasing the banking capita
OF TINS Commonwealth
on motion Of mir. DAWSON, the Committee of Eoads
&C was instructed 10 inquire into the expedcncy of
u"uns inc northwestern Turnpike Road from the town
OF Winchester in the county Of Frederick n Tho ,cro
hation OF TIE BsrryViilc turnpike at Berry Vile &c
Oh hiouon OF MI GARLAND Of NJ il yyas
FcSOlred, That the document, ref.rred ., :, ,L, y
vernon message on the subject of the abolition o s,v,
Iy, in the Executive Department, BIZ rccr,d -, ~,
Select Committee that subject. " '
Also on motion of MIR. GARLANDof NJ, twas
ReSolccd, That committee be raised TO collect and
have printed for the of The members of the General
Assembly, the proceedings of the meetings in the several
counties on the subject of the proposed interference of
The Northern fanatics in the slave property of the South
that they also ha collected and published such parts OF
the proceedings in the non-savehoding States, and Of
Governors messages which relate TO the subject
and Messrs. Brown Of F., Sherrard, Voolfolk, Garland
OF NJ, Turnbull, Hurley, Clay Austin, Brooke, Chap
line and Madison, were appointed said committee
On motion OF MIR. MORGAN the Committee on the Mi
ltia was instructed to inquire into the expedency Of
amending the Militia Laws, 10 allow the commandant
OF The l4th regiment 10 train within the bounds of said
regiment.
On motion Of MIR MASTERS, leave was given to bring
ina bill changing the place Of hodnga separate election
OF the county of Marshall.
On motion of Mr.. HoFgIss, the Committee Of Courts
OF Justice was instructed to enquire into the exprdcn-
cy OF so amending the 18th section of the Act Of Assem-
bly, to reduce into act the several acts concerning
witnesses &c passed January lOth 1913, to autho
rice the dispositions of all witnesses in suits now
pending hereafter 10 be instituted in any Of the Courts
OF this Commonwealth, when they reside not less than
one hundred miles from the Courthouse Of the county,
town or borough in which said suits cases may be
Penang TO be taken upon reasonable notice. and to be
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR
Mr.. WATKINS submitted the following resolutions
RESOLVED, That this House will. on Wednesday next
proceed by joint vote with The Senate the election of
member Of the Executive Council of this State for
three years from the 3st March next TO supply the
canCy TO be occasoned by the expiration of the Of
service of Daniel A. Wilson, Esq.
Mr. Watkins said in presenting the above resolution,
that he it carly in the session. for proceed.
ing to this election and it would perhaps be incumbent
on him to submit 10 the House the for this
course, he not inclined TO dcviate from the usages
of the Democratic Republican Party, but he wished
to be prompt in meeting the wishes and expec,a
tons Of the people. ma orty Of that party had been
waited into this Legislature on the wave opubic opinion
they were looked TO to set right the abuses and pro-
scrptlons which their opponents commenced last year
We are bound to perform this duty, and it will be done
What we do now, shall not have to do month hence
and what to do Il month hence, may well
do 1t was evident, from what took place here the
other day, the election Of public printer that they
should not perform their duty unmoested-it clear
that the opposition would spare no camor-that they
lect opportunity Of heapng vi,uprraton that
nerablc patriot, Andrew Jackson. We shall hear the
song continued, without varationyes, there will
be some variation, not Of atdendun, but of subducum
We shall hear nothing OF the panic which formerly
sisted these gentlemen 10 ride into power, and which they
used with much intemperance. 1t is plain enough
that must anticipate these assaults at every step.
1t was, therefore, MIR. Watkins thought better TO
dispose of this election at once !; and if wide
discussion took place, the Democratic Party
ready TO meet it, they at any moment All they
wanted, was, to right the evils that had been inflicted
upon them by their enemies. When the Ship OF State
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stored who had been sacrificed to spirit of proscrp
tion they should have done the duty that they
pected to perform.
Mr.. GILMER asked the Speaker to report the resou-
ton
The SPEAKER read the resolution.
Mr. GILMER said Then, it is only for the election of
a Councillor. lie thong hL it tor the election OF
President-ior, from the tenor of the gcnllemans re
marks it would naturally be supposed. that he would
conclude them, if he did MT commence them with mo-
ton that this House resolve itself into great
ton for the selection Of President Of the United States
1t that Mr. G. ought 10 have rccollected that
this had been already done Baltimore, and that the gen.
tIeman from Goochnnd had finger in the pie. Mr.. &.
had hoped tina, there might be subjects which this Le
gislatc could without the introduction Of PARTY poll
tics. He had hoped that they should have been able TO
discuss proposition give single magistrates urisd!c
ton 20 the amount of 0U dollars the extern
sion ofhe powers ofconstabcs the election OF
Printer Councillor, without drawing into the debate
the general politics of the cunntry II seemed, however
that every subject Of ordinary legislation to be made
subservient TO the expression oil party views lie sup
posed, that if the question OF entails hereafter 10
come up it would be made political question: and the
friends of the Administration would be rallied TO the
cue What could be the object Of this constant auson to
political divisions, but to throw irebrands into our Le-
gsaton Could they not oppose and defend subjects OF
binary Legislation without this Invocation Of party strife?
Mr. G. was surprised The remarks Of the gentleman from
Goochand this subject. He tells 1.-THE Democratic
members have been waited into this House on the wave
of popular opinon-and complains of the abuse !eapcd
al ,ylJ n,,rin tpdrp Jlck r ilOuuIt
gentleman futicrcd little when he to that word
he thought he intended to say Martin Van Bnrcn, and
had hopes that he would have stewn in what the patriot
ism of Martin Van Buren, consisted AS this Democra
tic Republican maiortv is understood to be Van Bu
rem majority, and MIR. G. had never heard OF Van
Buren, majority elsewhere in the State, although he had
heard of one in Baltimore and here, lie had hoped TO
hear some evidence Of that Statesman PATRIOTISM But,
to set this asidewc hear great deal of the Democra
tic Republican party WHAT'S it? ts'it the old Demo
cratic paty-or is an old name most inapproprlaeIy
used designate those who support Martin an Dureh
and Richard M. Johnson. Those who sustain these wor-
thes say that they Dcmocrats-that they are the
true organs ofhe pcope-and Mr. Gincr would give one
proof it, Doctor Edmund Rucker from Tennessee Twas
n sefconslutcd member of the Baltimore Convention
and pretended fresh from the people In the as
su.ncd character Of Democratic Republican member OF
that body he cast the of his Stacand the people
Of Tennessee have since nulcd him, and thus hnSneo
Doctor Rucker, of steam memory. linus much IN an
swcr TO the gentleman from Goochand fie struck tle
blow and is proper that it should be returned Well
may we ask, what the democrats OF the present day
and the ready isme who are seeking TO i've out
of the public Golfers democrat ofthe Johnson school,
carries his credentials in his pockcttey are reconme
dations for any office that may chance to be vacant Tins
the distinctive characteristic of every Democratic hc
publican Rucker Van Buren, man q,
Tho SPEAKER here called Mr.. Gilmer to order, and
he took his seat.
MIR. Watkins rose to reply, but the Speaker said ne
had only INDUCED the gentleman from sloems'n 80 La
to give him All opportunity OF answering pu' ' 80
bate was out of order =
MIR. PARKER said he perfectly ready to 60 into tie
election of Councillor; and he was perfectly sat'heo
that when the election on, they should have tHc
scene the day before yesterday acted over again NO
doubt the minds of members were made up on this