Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08
mig hit 10 examined and if he found that his nerprrta.

would be 10 MIR. M strong reason why the cnmnmnI-
cation ought to be printed 1.-THE language Of the Sena-
tor dsrespectiul to the Legislature il proper
that the fact should be made known.
Mr.. STASAnD thought, by the gentleman own shcw
ing, that there nothing offensive in u. language u
the communication. Am /, said Mr. s., to understand
any gentleman who voted for the eXpuurng resolutions,
say that the Inscription to him motive for sustain
ing them, Of the design of voting Mr. Leigh Of tie
Senate, is impulatIon Of disunur; Is it assumed
thai it dislon"rali' for members 10 have been in
tuenced i'll that vote by the consideration That il would
The resignation Ut Mr.. Leigh: If So, have much
mistaken the opinions Of many ncInbrrs of this llnusr-
for know that many have expressed hope and expec
tatlon that the passage ul those resolutions would
have this effect | knuw also. that it has bern cun
sldered a laudabIe object. have heard it spoken &"
without dIsguIsc-und the belief expressed, that they
were serving the people, by Which should
move MIR. Leigh from the Senate And have been led
TO believe that this matter, Of little Importance in
itself, was considered important that very ground
No member would be willing IL lmpeach his OWN COLI
duct; aud Us this bect was not disguised, but thought
laudable onc cannot therefore think that the state
ment made by MIR. Leigh in lis letter. ought to affect
any member who voted for the resolutions 10 be COIL
sidercd by them as an lmputatIon otimproper motives
MIR. WATKINS said, that the character Of The motives
imputed depended very much the language used and
tile evident intentions OF the writer. The entire argu
ment Of the communication endeavored to show the
propriety Of the OF the Legislature and ascrbed to
them tie intention Of forcing the Senators resign.
/ For himself Mr. w. repudatcd any such intention.
always entertained and expressed The opinion that Mr..
Leigh would hold believed that the Federal prnc-
plies which would induce him TO do so, in hiri-
and my prediction has proved correct did not sup
port the expung resolutions with any such object,
and say that if any gentleman did support them that
ground he dShonored himself by doing So, be lie Wing
Democrat. say that it is ungacous for Senator
to admonish the Legislature of It's duty, Mr.. Leigh
has done i'll the first part Of his letter Here you ave
long communication from the Senator whom you have
instructed and who has refused either TO obey your i'll
the Legislature of its duty. think the admonlon
from him, with very i'll grace. lave been in
formed that when letter from MIR. Giles was under ST.
lar circumstances, received in this House, motion
made 10 throw it under the table.
Mr. STAHAND said, lie certainly not
that any such motion made the occasion referred
to. He member Of this body at that time, and
had any such proposition been offered, he certainly
should have 1ecollected it.
Mr WATKINS said he did not know the fact, but he
had heard it stated.
Mr.. WILEY said, that perhaps the gentleman from
Goochland had derived the information from statement
of his. II SAID in the country at that uuic that
such Proposition had been made
Mr. SrAHAHD. Perhaps some such suggestion nig ht
have been thrown out in the heat OF debate; but no such
motion offered to the House
MIR. WATKINS said he impugncd the motives Of
honorable gentlemen, and he would not allow any
pugn his motives; he therefore wished the letel
lie the table until its language could be more closely
examined.
Mr. McMuLLES would detain the House only
ment 10 explain his views this subject. lie pro-
missed the people Of the county of Scott, the time of
his election that he would his best endeavors to Oh
tain the adoption of expungng resolutions, but he
did intend by that PROMISE TO imply that his vote
upon them would be given with design Of causng Mr.
Leigh his that part OF his object
and he thought that assertion by the Senator that
such the object OF the Legislature highly i'm
proper. lie would not allow any to iinputc to him I'LL
proper motives in the performance Of public duty: he
II lpttr
table until it could be examined.
Mr. SrASARD said it would be recollectcd, that during
the debate on cxpunglns the resignation OF Mr. Leigh
repeatedly spoken vi as one OF the objects had 'n
view by the advocates OF the resolutions Mr. 5. had
directly charged upon thcn in the remarks made
by him that OCCASION because had been so frequent
y asserted, and Denied that he did not think the
fact admitted vi question There could be lntcn-
ton Of insult in the statement OF an individual, when
motive imputed and when the act alluded to was
considered dshOnOrabe by the person, who perform
cd it, The most that conld be said in such case, was,
that what considered right side, was consl-
dered wrong the other and such contrareties OF
opinion existed every day, without giving offence to
any one
Mr. Wusos of B. said it would be recollected that in
speech Of his during the debate the eypungng resou-
tons he had alluded to i statement OF the gentleman
from Fayette and Nicholas, that if tine friends of e1
pungng had Messrs Leigh and Tyler out OF the Senate
they would take less interest in the adoption OF the
solutions. MIR. w. then asked the gentleman, 1t he I'M
pUgneQ tne motives OF Tile lrleHuS Oh
and intended imply, that their object was, to cause
| the resignation OF the Senators: The gentleman cX-
planned, and denied that such was his Intention Mr.
w. thought that the statements in the letter, were more
distinct and did ascribe improper motives to those who
voted Tor the resolutions
Mr. PRICE referred 10 the explanation alluded to by
the gentleman from Boetourt He had replied on that
OCCASION that his belief that the object Of the friends OF
expung was to procure The resignation oil the Sena.
TORS was derived from frequent statements he had heard
| To mi fleet.
| that such their object
Mr. SuERIAgD said that he ready to vote for
against the printing OF this document he also desired
to have opportunity to examine II, ana he hoped lat
| the House would adopt motion which he was now
about to make He would move to lay the motion to
! print on the table until full examination could be
| had.
MIR. JESSIE said he understood that when document
of this kind came into the House. and read it went
upon the journal matter of course He wished IL
know whether its insertion in the journal could not be
prevented He thong this letter ought not to have
place upon the journal.
The SPEAKER said that the House could order It's eX.
! cuson from the journal, if it saw I'll.
MIR. WTcurR said that the motion OF the gentleman
from Morgan precuded the reply which he was DESTROYS
make to some remarks which he had made upon this
| subject.
Mr. SuERnARD said the gentleman from Pittsylvan!a
would have opportunity hereafter to reply TO the re-
marks Of Others as, if the motion OF Mr. B. prevailed
would call it up again on Monday. Alter orIel
remark or two from Mr. Wcher the question taken
upon laying the motion 10 print on the table, and dccld
| ed in the negativc-aycs Ie, noes 81.
MIR. HoLLEMAN said he had examined that portion OF
Mr. Leigls letter, to which the gentleman from Gooch
land REFERRED and he found 10 be much NOR, dignlcd
and temperate than he had anticipated; lndec1 he even
thought i, than that OF The other Senator
About the 20 pagc, there was an allusloi 10 an attempt
to force the Senator to resign; but altogether, the Ian
uuayc Of the communication was much more temperate
than he had expected He had therefore no objection tc
the printing of the document, and he was willing &c
vote for it.
The motion to print the letter WAS then agreed to-
.Honday March 7.
The following engrcsscd bills were read 4 third time
and passed