Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-05


practice which prevails in Congress, and pervert the
public funds to the support Of political parties
MIR. Summers said this was not ordinary case
This document the direct consequence OF the acon
ot the Legislature ubect on which 1t was said INC
people OF Virginia felt deep interest lie SENATOR 10
consequence Of that action, has seen TIT 10 resign, ana
his reasons for doing nngt To be circulated ana rea
by all II was truly said by the gentleman from F'syi
vaa, Thai the Legislature was not the CONSTITUENCY %
the SENATOR. but merely the agent ot the people, ny
our ac!s he is forced To sgn-not by instructions f"
tile people: but by act Of the l.lGlslulurr-and we
wish that his for his ignall"n may br aiH be-
fore his constituents the people. beg the gentleman
from Gouclilnnd said Mr. S., recullrct, that 1t was
more than drcarrd this nn aud as the basis ~
those proceedings that the people demanded lhrn,.-
well sir. when in consequence Of this action "t Inc L.
gsatnre the Senator finds himself obliged to resign, Is
II not proper that his for doing so should be
known-isIt not justice 10 him and the people mat lhey
should he widely circulated and placed within t' reach
"t every cltIzrn' II be true that minority OF The PEG.
pie are fixed in the opinions which have been assumed
to be theirs this floor then the ccu!ann ut THIS do
cuInent, to whatever extent, do no party any harm
And are we not authorized to suppose irn the opp"S-
ton which gentlemen have shown 10 THIS mnoa that
their assertions as to the opinions OF tr people, are
somewhat exaggerated, and That they have their ras OF
the consequences OF allowing the for Mr. yler
resignation to be kno n; The expense Of printing this
letter has been advercd to- The additional copies would
cost but lrc; and that consideration ought to be dis
regarded when document like this. from public SER
ran who las stood high, and will yet stand higher so
be lad before the people. MIR. S. had hoped that the
gentleman from Gooch!and would have exhibited more
niagnannity oil this occasion. lie knew The gentle
man was capable of exercising that virtue, but he was
not acting under its influence al this time. lie trusted
the larger number would BE- agreed 10.
MI MANSON said he had no wish 10 print cart load
Of useless papers, and he should therefore vote against
The motion before the House. He did not w"n-
der that gentlemen on the other side advocated It,
They had very good reasons for doing So as they sup
posed the circulation of this letter would advance their
own political views. They hive told us that The people
wisllt. That might be the with the people who sen,
them here but MIR. Ms constituents entertained very
different opinion. lie nodcsrr 10 prevent the crcu.
alon Of this letter he wished the contrary that every
individual who desired 10 read it should have the oppor-
unily, and he had doubt it would be- afforded them.
1t had been insinuated that those who opposed this
ton Gid because they agailiS the diffusion oil
light. Now, said Mr. NJ think it was the diffusion of
light which produced the expunging res"ntion The
people in Darkness caused BY panic, when the
solution Of the Senate adopted But the darkness
cleared away, and it was the returning light which
brought forth the expung ing resolutions. do not be-
cve that the people who sent here wish to pay their
proportion for printing % 900 copies Of this letter. Ii
thought so, should consider it my duty 10 v"e for
it, The course is plain onc-lose who believe that
the people wish Tor the printing Of this document will
vote for this motion, but rs think differently, shall
vote againsln
Mr. GILmEr asked the gentleman from Prince Ed
pose that it would cost than or two cents
copy:
Mr.. MADISON said lie governed by principle in
this matter If he thought that the people wished IT, e
would vote for printing thousand dollars worth lie
thought that IS3 copies ought TO be printed, because
i, addressed to the Legislature, each incmbcr
ought 10 have copy. Bat gentlemen say that II IS
very important document. Very Iue-and let those
who wish 10 circulate it, print it al their own charge.
have such wsh and will therefore vote against the
motion.
Mr. BORIS to state fact, for the Information
ofte constituents of those gentlemen who had opposed
this motion lit had been adopted when hi offered ii,
the printing of the 25OGO copies would not have cos,
uneiuurt ul The which had been wasted In DISCUSS.
ing il.
AIr NAnRlsoS said he did moi think that the question
Of expcncc alone involved in this motion. In his
opinion much higher considerations were embraced III
it. 1t extraordinary molln-nnd rs the ayes and
nccs had been called by friend Of r Senator, tie
beers would to he required 10 vote according TO their
opinions Of the document itself. ii he /" vote l"
the motion 10 print the extraordinary number pr"p"ard,
would BE- conceded that he approved Of the sentiments
and concurrd in the principles contained in the r,lrr
He warned the friends Of the eXpusgIny resolutions. iha
such would be the Interpretation given [" vote Tor tins
luiiU pom this consideration, he should not vote i1r
it. There. MAS another question which ii proper tn
ask When hlr. ltivrs addressed this House, Two yeur.
ago, under similar circumstances why was not al ex
trlurdinury number Of his letter printed Why should
they make fish OF one, and ilesl OF another: The ar
Ter letter, would have been equally applicable TO tina,
Of MIR. ltivrs lie hoped the motion would not be
agreed TO-
Mr. GREGORY said, he supposed no gentleman would
think he in favor Of the expungng rrs"utipns.-
But he would Tor printing - UUU copies OF them in
connection with this letter.
Mr. WIrvmEn said he went further and would also be
willing TO print the number ui copies Of the votes
and journal of proceedings on the subject ut eXpungnS
He was ulud IL perceive that the gentlemen O the ma.
iIy btUln
N.Y. Had their disposition to economist the pubic nu-
MES commenced earlier, they would have saved sumo
sir weeks labor to the Legislature and large amount
Of the prupes money. But he asked wcthcr they
not willing give copies of this letter I" the people, us
well as to their dear Selves and whether the people
MOI as we'll entitled To know the grounds on winch Mr.
TYLER resigned his seat, they were: lie c"ntendrd,
that the objection .! the gentleman from Orange that
this was q propositions WAS not correct lis they had
often printed extra numbers Of documens-s "urtmes
1000 sometimes 5O0O-athough it true that the
identical number OF % UDO had never been before pro-
posed.
Mr. GREGORY then moved to amend the motion,
to prin, the same number of the Expungng Resolutions
in connection with MIR. Tylers letter.
MIR. SrASAED supported The motion to amend. Que
word SAID Mr.. S. IN reply to the gentleman from ilar-
su. That gentleman argued, That It he voted ioT Tie
printing oil tins document, 1t would u supposed That he
MIR. HAEulsoSEex plaincd. He lad SAID, that the
ton was To print extraordinary numtrr and there
fore if he voted for it, it would he supposed that he ap-
proved Of it.
MIR. SrASARD differed with the gentleman IN that
mimi no opinun OF the document Itself would he III
yolyed on Il vote for tie printing Many thousand CO.
MICS of the Messages Of , President vi the United
States were printed without opp"sItIru although p"r-
tons of those documents were not hsSrned 10 by those
who voted In miuny the rep"rts Of maj 1rity
and minority of committee were printed together, but
il was not supposed that those who voted Tor the printing
coucurred in their statements arguments. no assent
was implied by the vote 10 print and the gentleman IRON
Harrison in voting iur this motion would not l"'
sdrrcd as asserting any thing more than the iuct that
,uis WIS important document that there would lie
GENERAL curiosity it, and that therefore, It's general
circulation desirable. But he would make no adn'ls-
SION thereby in favor uts sentiments. We told by
I'M, gentleman from Prince Edward, that there