Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-10
Virginia Legislature.
DEFERRED PROCEEDLNGS.-(Coa ti,ned)
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Thesdoy. J.nuorn 81.

ELEcrIoS UNiTEp sTArIs sEEAror
4if SHiNN said; Mr.. SpcakCr-Unwilling as am al
all iics, and under ali circumstances 10 impos,, INV
views ana my opinions. upon a tiinutuous aascn.
oy, ana more particularly upon this House where tho
vv,hS.'gatcd wisdom of sovereign State like that of
Virginia Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES statesmen whose heads
nave grown grey in the study and practice of f,nda
eae legSiation-wleic Literature and political science
Da<e i'rti WITH the efficiency of meridian sunyct
SIR am called upon by my duty in my representative
capacity, (Which is paramount to all my private feelings
ana extrlnsc consdcraons)-by the hah and imperions
dnty which owe to my constituents oF trnlyf renrr
Senting their interest, their views. and their wishes
upon TINS iioor-Ihis is duty which | owe to The
pcoPH OF harrison county county possessing white
population of nearly twenty thou souls and though
iUHcSehtcd county possessing but twenty souls vet
49, Moud oc found DESERVING their cause, com
promising their rights. And what shall say in dis.
charge OF this duty, shall say without the hone of re-
OF INC lear OF popular indignation This is crisis
uat should cali into action all the Republican ener m
tns Conimonwcath--a time when every rhilantIro.
psf whose bosom apitaes with the glow of patriotism,
anu ovc Tor his country and its free Institutions should
uhoSiaungly, and without delay put his shoulder TO
inc great political wheel (the Constitution on which nro
revolving the liberties and the desncs OF the whole ma
uoh, and ward from 1t with that energetic zeal and nm
om-scG hrnness that should characterize the Anne
rcan Statesman and patriot all demapopcal cncroncb
es ana arisocratcal invasions that have been made
ana are now making upon it, 1t is, sir time Of biph
Poiucal excitement; time, when the pcople Of His
grand Contcderacy have attached themselves IN onn Of
TWO great political parties, TO wit Administration and
Ahu-AdmnistratIon Each is known by the banner no
waves or the flag under which he enlisted And thu pn
clpeS OF these two parties like parallel lines YOU may
lRN uftn
IoEogc. from one OF these parties called upon
by The laws of country elect Senator in Tho On
gross oil the United States, for the term of six wears
rom ana alter the third day of March next This i
hgh and an important station-one only second in mar
ntudc and responsibility the Chief Executive Of ,hs
one too, where the people more nine-
aely aiIected by the misrepresentation of their in
eIest, Than perhaps any other Legislative branch or
c he government Ihen sir, it becomes us as the
aitu representatives OF the good people of VirUinio
anu from whom number of as have received their writ
ten VIII, to elect to fill this high and honorable
station whose present political views, sanctioned by his
oicI course ana conduct, viii be likely to har-
mohzc with the will and the wishes OF majority of the
people lhS Satc-And in giving my vote I'm this elcc
ton. will not suffer myself 10 be s,yervcd from, - -
o. dn'y winch owe to the people of Harrison county
ny any political sectaran principles the fctio,s rb1
hohs winch are now destroying the internal yjoor of orr
goYeTnnent-but in giving my vote ! shall alone have
Ill eye single 10 what believe would be the ulti-
mate result of the of the people | represent
were they mere ca mGsse, to give their votes for
lhelnseIVes-for, the vote | TO give is ~ ,nucb
Their vote as if they had all voted here in pcrson
ana should have the effect, though they hav seen
proper to give 1T by proxy And willing as most nm
questonaby am at all times, (werc reason and npe
ous duty do not require othcrwsc9 TO further the viii
and the wishes Of the minority of the people represent
whether upon political local qucstions-yct upon ts
occasion reel my bounden duty TO represent what
believe to be the will of large majority Of the people of
!larrison couniy-and if my vote in this election shall
lcans OF making myself and tile minority of my
born 8 fnin.Hn. q uGn, political cneIngsS vet 1
r rone, nal ties of trieaSship 'wtli escr
have and ever have had the warncst respect Of erom
attachment and from of whom have received tho
IKE leNehS OF friendship and personal respect which
wH ever cherish with that gratitude which alone
should characterize the character personal friend
Inca, SIR, nave only to enquire TO enable me to rive
my Voe what are The political views or it is measures
ana mol men that go for) of the two gentlemen now in
nomination before this House for this office? Tho rr,
END and ann OF all representative governments is aud
ought 10 be, the happiness of the people, and that man
whose views Of representative government most ,;
leSty tend TO this end, the man, in my opinion who
ought 70 receive the delegated power Of the people for
q nliSiasn ia. ,h;,
what are Mr.. Lcighs politics. Firsl-Hc is in ,ynr
oil the United States Bank openly and ovo,vn,l,
50 cxprcsscd it is certainly dcducible as fair crlIo
from all ms speeches, wherein they in any wiss
connected, that he is--and when few NOR: dryc
opponents shall have taken place, | have no doubt
but that Mr. Leigh will be, the Banks ouen avoy,
cd trend and advocate And the people OF Harrison
county, being opposed to the United States Bunk n ncn
majority OF them, as well mysclf) are opposed TO
MI Leigh VIII give you what believe 10 be- their
objections to the u States Bank. Us well a. INV own -;
as lew words as possible, and hope will be pardoned
hrst am opposed to it upon const
uuohal principles 1t will be rccolecled tat prior TO
the adoption OF the Constitution of the L. Static ia
now United States then many free and indcDcnd
cnt sovereign States Tor related each ohcrA and ia,
the Government ofte Statcsis a Government
edged by all, 10 bc Government with limited Dnv,crs
government carved out Of these gna separate and in
dependent sovercigntics by the people constituting those
soycTeigntes, rcnqusng part OF their ORIGINAL en,o
reign power to the Federal Government for lis nerort,
oh ana preservation, and which enumerated in the
constitution. Among these enumerated powers | do
not Ind that OF establishing bank or'cfcatino cor
poration' find the great powers delegated 10 Con
grcss, TO lay and collect taxes TO borrow, money IN
late commerce, to declare and conduct war and m 80
ana support armies and nnvies ;" but d., not find the
word 'Bank or Corporation" any where in the Con.
shtutioh 1t VIII not be pretended, therefore, that the
power to establish bank or create corporation anne
from any "drcct provision to Lc found in the (4nsG
luton But some OF the friends of te Bank say tbot
congress has the power to establish Bank ly i,nr
cauon-tbat though the power to establish a Bank
rs not expressly gwen yet they have it by iiipca.
ton but if this power were dcducible from .ny 49,
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