Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-17

val argument Did any suppose that Samuel Shep
nerd did all the work of the public printing with his
own hands Certainly not lie employs mechanics TO
perform the mammal labor, which he directs and supern
tends But are told that il is but Justice that we
should pay the who does the work. If SO; if you
require that should employ the bona fde ope ratye
enc enc working man-the House must engage Samuel
Shepherds workmen, and Samuel Shepherd him
seii suppose, said MIR. H., that you, MIR Speaker,
although you are called n farmer, never handled a
plough, and would not be very expert at il were YOU
10 make the attempt. | suppose you think that part
oil the business Of farmer be better done by your
negroes AND 1t is no reason why you should
be considered farmer because you spent your youth in
gong 10 school instead Of learning plough, because
labor And 80 was with all employmentsso il is with
printing No man could doubt for moment that if
formance of the duty that it would be well done The
WORK was done no cheaper by Mr. Shepherd than would
be Dy Mr. kche-and should he fail in the performance
OF his duties, he would doubtless be discharged
Mr. H. repeated, that if this a question, and
should act dteov R", hn men s Mere reversed ne
rights OF the majority of the people of this Common
wealth. We have been prosecuted and prescribed by a
dominant party, and so far can, it is duty and
our intention TO put things back into the positions in
which they stood before that prescription occurred
Mr. WITCHER said, that the inerrogatory put by
him had not been answered He asked by whom the
work would be done, if Mr. r. elected
formation that subject
Mr. WITCHER said he was answered. 1t seem.
oft matter lie well acquainted with Mr. Rit
chic claims for the Office, that Mr. w should have sup
posed he would know by whom the work was 10 h.. nr
formed; But he he does not know The gentleman
had told the House, that he wished put things back
into Their former position from which they last year
unsettled by proscriptve majority mir. w here
made some remarks to the majority of last year which
the Reporter did not catch Now the acts of the
Wing party during the last session. which the gentleman
speaks OF as proscrptive, Mr. w would say few words
He knew that he said what he said last year-ihat
Tor Thomas Ritce political aposaoy he would punish
him: If he had been a of his own party would ne
not have punished bim 1t might appear TO others
ly appeared to Mr. W. that was sufficient reason for
refusing to favor his claims any office for which he
might offer, and thus nflict political punishment on
political offence While this subject of prescription.
MIR; w would remind the gentleman that the Speakers
of both Houses last year. were of his party aithough
elected by different parties
The gentleman alluded to another of prescription
in the election of Councillor 1t would be recoeccd
that The former incumbent considered be a vio-
lent and lnfammatory politician, and such he was
highly objectionable 1t much politics at
which the opposition of the Wings levelled, as at
his course asa poltcian which by
common incmperonce. To this the Wings most
reasonably objected. But could that opposition be- called
prescription of the Jackson party, when our party called
upon them to bring forward another from their ov:
ranks who Objectionable as being a violent mar
izan and would vote for him. But the Jackson party
was not to be moved They said, No. must elect this
man You must take him none, from the jackson
Objectionable ihdividua leur u6Wh lreir lnroats
when they were willing 10 have voted for another
Jackson man, if they would have offered accept
able indvidunl-or combine of their own
party, which they ultimately did Surely this was not
prescriptions the objection to the Individual not to
ly happened that Mr.. w. could not vote for men be-
longing to his partyThese, said MIR W., were the
party workings OF last year He appealed party
for its nagnanimity. His rule let every man act
on his responsibility it idle talk of re-
dressing the wrongs of the Jackson party when no
wrongs were inflicted upon it. The gentleman from Isle
of Wight, tells u.s. he predicted last year. that the
majority Of that period would be the minority to-day
Mr. w. regretted that the gentleman did not give the
House history of the of this change he wish
ed TO know whether the people had the present
w would also advise the gentleman now in the majority
to beware lest the public sentiment should be changed
again.
Mr. HOLLEMAN asked, as 10 the offer of the Wbig
party to vote for Jackson Councillor last year. whether
it made until they had become onvinced that thew
could not prevent the election of the Jackson candidate
Mr.. WTrCHER said that the Wings did ultimately
elect candidate of their own, which showed that they
had the power 10 do But he recoccted that it
agreed upon out OF the House, that Mr. Daniel should be
withdrawn but when the proposition made in the
House, the Jackson drew back and determined to
adhere to their candidate
Mr. PARK Err said he was not surprised at the course
which this question had taken He thought the other
day, (when told that the opinions of Judges
must accord with those of majority of the peope,) that
he could hear nothing after that, which would surprise
him That declaration sounded 10 his like the knell
Of departed virtue Hethougbi it had been determined to
suppress fT and manly discussion The gentleman from
GoOchland declared few days since that his party
prepared for action But when the debate on this sub
Ject is opened by leading members of the Houseyes,
leading members, and worthy to he sothat gentleman
and his friends sit silent, and determined carry
their candidate through by the force Of numbers Mr.
T. was sorry that the member from Isle of Wight should
have been called up; and thanked him for the liberay
with which he had expressed his determination to sit
silent and listen to the minority But those gentlemen
had a important duty To perform, and which
the people would claim at their hands. They have to
show the grounds which they actng.-Or, if they
sit silent my life upon H. said Mr. p they will be immo-
lated If the people have spark of that honesty
intelligence which they believed to possess. Mr..
Parker said his opinion this subject we'll known
for it fully expressed last year. He then declared
that he placed this question political grounds
the rejection of political editor from The office went
At that time he, Mr. p seemed 10 be particular favor.
tie with the editor Of the Enquirer; for while he gave
him sundry gentle touches, he praised him for coming
and avovng his hostility. But while Mr. p. was then
avowing that this political question, and that he
should upon it such, it declared the other
side that it not placed by the friends of Mr. Richie
political grounds and its being considered
rousy deprecated. MIR. Parker would read extract
from the speech that OCCASION Of ofMr Ritcbes
leading supporters gentleman present. The pa
tcrny Of the remarks would not, he believed be denied;
If was he would name the speaker MIR 7. then read
as follows
"He deprecated the inerminging Of party politics in
those questions wherein political principle in
yoved. In all such cases, his obvious lie
asked bat these simple questonsIs he capable, is he
fhfVl And f they be answered credtably TO the in
cumbent, his rule of action at prescribed.
/ Sir said MIR p, docs any gentleman here acknow-
ledge the paternity of this extracts think its marks
are such that cannot well be mistakenthe resein-
Janc between the parent and his offspring are too strik
np not 10 Ic rec rnized Well, sir, were told by
tic auhoy Of these remarks that this political
question at the last session; but gravely told,
that it is political question, and as Il would seem,
Of the highest moment Mr. Richie himself, at
time told us in the Enquirer that IL matter not
worthy notice; afterwards, when he had been depriv-
ed Of the Office he forgot himself and denounced those