Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28

Guocland and other members Of his party finch on the
final vote We are told that the people are suffering for
the passage Of these resolutions But where are the'r
pettions-where is the evidence of the anxiety OF tie
people on the subject? Do the Democratic Republican
uarty come here instructed this subject If su where
are their instructions? Will fre ten of those gentle
men rise in their seats and say TINT they were instructed
in regard to it ct the Spring Elections:
Mr.. WATKlSs said that he declared at his election
that he should take the earliest opportunity cndcvor
to remove the stigma which had been cast the Prcs
dent by taclious Senate.
MIR. WITcHER. This is but one Again ] ask, is
there five or ten this floor who will that theJ
were 10 instructed or will they say tina. they are in
s,ructed by the gentleman from Goochland;-l call
upon them 10 soy.
The SPEAKER called Mr.. w. to order. 1t was out of
order To nterrogalr members in this way.
Mr. WlrcmER. ] wish 10 know who is and who is
not instructed IN this subject.
[Srvera gcnt!cmcnrose and said tleyconsdered them
selves instructed by their constituents to vote this
snhirct1
The SPEAKER called ychemcntly 10 order.
Mr.. WircuER. | understand that nine gentlemen
have risen TO my call and say they instructed
Mr.. HAYS rose and sad-and the member from Lewis
makes the tenth.
Nh WILSON of b. rosc and said he had expressed
himself in favor of this measure publicly, home, both
before and after the election last spring. and that he be.
leves his opinions this subject there fully
known.
The SPEAKER again called TO order. The gentleman
had no right to discuss this question.
MIR. WTcHER | wish to remember the gentlemen
who have avowcd that they instructed in order that
they may be reported back TO the people.
The SPEAKER demonstrated with Mr.. w. for Living
transgrcssed the rules The instructions of members
had nothing to do with the postponcmcnt Of the order Of
the dav.
Mr.. WIrcuEn said he had argued that members were
not Instructed this subject to shew that there was no
evidence of the anxiety OF the people the subject and
therefore that the objections offered 10 the postponemen,
gruundrss. lie thought when the Legislature had
much 10 d. and when little had already been DONE
that tho businesses of the Legislature ought not 10 be
neglected wiilou, strong reasons were given for it, The
gentleman from Botetourt says that his party has
consumed the time Of the House, that we have nude the
speeches which occaSioncd it. But who made the mo-
tons which caused the speeches. Go 10 the newspapers
and you will see-besides, had the Democratic Rcpub
can party fit. they might have prevented the de-
lay by the strength Of their majority.
MIR. CARTER rose merely to make remark in
quencc Of the slluson of the gentleman from Bucking
ham 10 the shnglng the country with Banks and
other corporations Mr. c. did not stand here the advo
cate of Banks He represented people who had little
interest in Banks Banking, any in the Common
wealth But lie acting in the capacity of chairman
of committee, 10 which he had been apponted-and
such, had duty TO perform The gentleman from B.
said that the petitions did not come from the coun.
try but from the towns. NJ: c. supposed that the towns
had right to petition the Legislature, and that their
petitions entitled to equal respect with those of
other citizens. But the gentleman was mistaken in sup
posing that tie petitions which had been received were
excusvey from the towns The petition of the citizens
Of Berkeley, for instance, signed almost unani,
mously by the citizens Of the whole county The gen.
ucnlans aluson to the panic was not Of much weight.
He seems to think that the towns the panic makers
of former day. But this word panic, cabais.c
term, which had exercised more necromanc power than
it was entitled to, and which Mr.. c. hoped would soon
become obsolete i'll the in which it bad been Of
ten used.
The Ayes and Noes then taken, and the motion
to postpone was re- ected, as formerly reported.