Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-17
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
DEFERRED DEBATE-( Conliausd).
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-TnURsDAY Dec. 10.
ELECTION OF PUBLIC PRINTER.

grounds on which the candidates stood before the House.
lie had heard The Of gentlemen tor advocat-
ing Mr.. Rchics election. lie understood That Mr' H.
was moi i practical printer and that MIR. 5 was: but the
question seemed to be of political preference with
those who supported the former, rather man question
of the qualifications Of The candidate for the duties OF the
Office. lie sorry 10 find, the very threshold of his
political life, disposition TO carry every thhg On patty
considerations. lie willing himself TO rrinqn'sh
such feelings an occasion like this; and he hoped others
would act under the same disposition. MIR. kItche
was known zcalnus politician-as The Editor OF
violent party paper and therefore Rl r. was not dig
posed % vote for hm unless his claims to the ONCE were
fully made known lie should therefore vote tor MIR:
Shepherd if the friends of Mr.. Richie did not deem it
S s {tdd ihEX the why ' ONCE was
| Mr. WlTCHER rose to put one Or two intcrroguto.
es 10 the friends Of Mr. Richie. In the FIRST place.
was known that Mr. r. not printer, and he would
ask who was do the work II Mr. Rclie was elected
Mr. w believed he could prove by the Speaker that
before Samuel Shepherd purchased into the firm with
| Mr. Richie the pnbc work was miscraby done. ask
them, said Mr. W. who is do ii: If he WINS tod thal
MIR. Richie would hire some other man TO 40 the
then he would ask why were they TO give inc surplus
profit to him. when another was 10 perform Inc SGT
vice; If the Legislature willing to give TO any one
more than the work was worth, why not give It 10 she
printer himself!
| Mr. IOLLENlAN said lie had not intended to speak
on This question, he was somewhat 'ndiSposed' ne
would have been content to let gentlemen discuss this
question in their way, and to sit quiet while they
expressed their opinions of the candlLates Bul tley
would not be contented they viii not nr satisnen
with on, silence-ihcy will insist upon our expressing
al large the grounds which we act In TINS niatleF
and Mr. H. was reluctantly induced to JOIN III llc de-
bate far necessary to shew the principles OF
which those with whom he cOncnrred IN opinion were
about to act As to some of the remarks whlci hau
fallen from gentlemen on the other SIDE and w'hch were
of too personal nature to require rrpy-he snoulu
pass them by. as being in themselves destructive OF 'r
injury they we're intended To effect He was p!eaSeu 10
find that gentlemen were willing to rcnounce the
vi ci
was pleased find that they could see things dis'eremt
ly under some circumstances than under otNrfs' me
friends Of Mr. Shepherd had been favored on me PeS'
OCCASION with much greater cl"arness OF VISION 'a' 'ey
had last ycar-tbcn they seemed to see through glass
darkly" Mr. II. agreed with them in the general pFinI
cplc which they avnwcd that the ahorer was worthy Of
vice ourh, To receive the reward-and il tins was new
and different question, nlr Hocman mlgit agree WIN
them in supporting their candidate II hn;has i>tGe
for the first time presented [" the HOUSE "'
Samuel Shepherd had been the public printer lot twenty
| years Mr. H. would without hesitation, vote Tor SHeP'
herd But the principle which he was now cateo u
act, was entirely ditrcnt-those who voted on 'h's
Question last year are fully OF that act out some
nf,hnso Gentlemen who wish for information were not
here last Year and to them it due that an cSpana'
ton should be given. =. cu
II scomplan,d on this occasion by the friends OF Nir
S. that this election is TO be made pot:cN 4"estv",
that il is to assume parzan character such was .e
case MIR IT, would ask who set the example ot making
marty question: II notorious last year, That 'his
had its party
ed on party groundsnot altogether, II was true LOT hee
were few gentlemen who honestly prcterreda pract-
cal printer. But there others who avuwcd. that
they desired 10 remove Thomas Richie for his political
opinions while they also made us. Of the argument Of
the "practcal printer 10 aid in their design.
MIR II said, that thcre was great parsihty IN t!s ar
cumcnt of giving the reward to tie "frr: and II IL
were not alleged in this by other and less drens'be
mo,iyes it wc"!i have great weight. But how came It
that this question Of the practical printer never occurred
until the winter before lasow came It, that successive
Legislatures had seen Samuel shepherd ac'ag a' 'ic
lab0rrr wh. Thomas Richie was the utuiar luD!i'
Printer without rejecting upon the in Justice complained
of rs exhibited BY such state OF things: Saniei ohrP
herd had been this practical printer Tor fourteen or
fifteen years, and yet was not until the spirit OF parry
arose in its strength that il was found ont that his being
nractcal printer gave him claim to HE ONCE anu
tina, the old incumbent must be- turned out II this was
the ouinion Of gentlemen formerly. they were too weak
to make its nv0wa Of any avail Two years ag" IL was
frs, expressed in this House, but the argument anu the
effort fliIrd But last met here ne" party
then what was called the Wing party was IN MAJORITY
and We knew before we had assembled liat H. nc'c
was 10 be nut ont office, iii could be effected his was
known in the country be OF the objects OF tie thci
dominant party; and it known also that 1t was parry
oprstiou-lha thru Mr.. Richie, the party o-Whlch lie
bIonued was to be assaicd and wounded But more tha
tbis-Gen;lencn rose in their places III this House ana
declared that they put the election &" Public frintcT
upon party grounds, and that Tt"s kche' Tue polnca
Editor should be turned out. it was IN vain 'hat We
cynosua,cd with YOU upon unjust course: II was III
vain that we told you an act oi party pr"ScP''
Which would not be overlooked by the pcopl"-lt was ~
vain that we urged you to more !It"ra course, anu
warned you not TO do this thing, lest II u d
;Irmrn, arainst YOU We told you that the people did
M, sustain yuu but our warnings and approximations
were not needed. The party in The majority PuS"eo
the Republican party, by turning out h"mas hchr
and was promulrated the world as great party tri-
ru1rh We then (rcsaw that the time would come when
we should be forced to redress tins act oi Inscc "c
had been done party gronnus--and uat: "S ''u
been the acL of one p"ilIca! party, ''"' a. w.
Ir linz q
| v,noni.brd II; Thomas Richie had been turned OUT.
and Samuel Shepherd put in his place: upon no o.n','
ground than that the one was, ana inc o'h'' va '.';
practical printer, ieht not haVc Deeh caleu vi !"
,i;,J redress; But although tina" was one "i The aTSu'
mcnts advanced in favor q" Tic change IL was o'"ri
ousv hut secondary considerations. the polca triumph
being the lrad"g 1ret lvE c cUutI c. U to ac, upon
i'm. election Of Councllor-an Office in when every
man is required to perform his own dnlyW!Cn ""I
admit of no employment OF drpniy-a'n ~ tes|i4 ~
which the argument Of the 'prac'Icai primer c"u' o
u, made use oi-,hc spirit was rShoi'e"' ',
was il urrd that the old incumbent was III, aolI .u
faithful olicer-that he possessed experience E
and integrity. In vain did the genlTI.in; .'v - h
Ccoryc 5ppeal to the Justice and magnanim'ty OF ms
n,rtv in ono of the most eloquent speeches ever u.u
within these was--in vain did he appear 10 tT r !"
spare that faithful public servant ana 10 push Wv w.
mnion Of party Proscrip"n 10 ;Ii;rr,tv WIS con-
needed and That srcohu acI u l'J ~
summarized. 80 r. ,h, tho, ,he RcpnbIi.
con Marty was bound in the performances " d" M;
tive duty" redress the w'ns s,, Of nfos ssG " and
90 up N ,b;cb reared its head IN this House al the
m session lie their duty to 60 Just as Tar h IN
ihos, wrongs the wrongs themselves had
shs5 When hsy had 1s,Dsd
inc had been prescribed he believed they should
~ ,orEorncd the duty required al lhcir hahus ny lhe
nave and lha; they should have done enoug h he was
well aware Of the truth Of he MAXIM that Two WronsI
u i ~, la csDeciay in political transactions. Even IN
us '"'N forced O d. that