Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-06

the meeting upon this subject in his county las, sum
mer was not yet prepared TO ectupon it. Mr. r. said it
was time that the Legislature should decide this sub
lect Some of the Legislatures of the Northern States
were now in session, aud it we ase not in haste in pre-
pairing revolutions, those legislatures must rise be-
too they feaoh them lie d not object To the motion
10 Jay on Tue table ana he ncSuncd the gentleman from
Ptince Edward was ready Tor action tomorrow, he
would not be drri- ( the Session.
Mr. GREGORY said that the could think that the House
would act with unanirny the subject to morrow he
would not oppose the motion TO lay upon the tables but
he believed the House constituted that they could
not harmonic. The set OF resolutions will
IN Tomorrow The question would be divided upon them
and every resolution will be discussed, and we shall
have three propositions before us instead of two thus
increasing the confusion instead of diminishing it, They
had debated this question for two days. and were
further from harmony than when they began He could
not Fancy mat both the reports would be laid aside
that proposition introduced by individual should be-
adopted In preference He did not believe it, and there
fore he was opposed laying the subject the table
Mr. SrASARD opposed the motion he did not be-
eve that proposition different from both before
the House, would be likely to create unanmity- The
two reports had been in the hands members foo many
days, and if the House could act tremendously on
them was il probable that they would DC able do so
upon new propositions Nor could il be supposed that
measure emanating from individual would be better
calculated to harmonze the opinions of the House. than
the acts of the two portions of the committee He
thought would only occasion delay aRd further
discussion IL was not likely that the opinions of any
individual would be adopted preference the reports
But there might be another modea proposition might
be adopted in conclave and presented to the House..
And was 1t supposed, that such origin would give it
greater favor Than those atured bv the delber of
the committed He maintained therefore that no GOOD
could arse out of the present motion Ii had already
been declared here, that there radical ncurabe
differences between the members this floor and he
deemed impossible that the harmony which had been
already disturbed, could be restored the manner pro-
posed How, them should they acH All that was re-
CURED was tor each member to vote upon the resolutions
In SUCH manner as TO give his opinions the form Of
ton in the language which he approves.
The motion TO lay on the table then rejected
considerable discussion here occurred upon point of
order whether if the substitute were adopted il could
afterwards be divided and each resolution argued sepa
rately.]
The SPEAKER decided that if the substitute were once
adopted, the resolutions could afterwards be voted
upon separately. Also that the substitute once adopt.
ed could not be amended, any part OF il struck out
'Mr WircHER spoke at considerable length upon this
point OF order He seemed think that the majority
had the power to make the minority swallow what they
dd not approve and that in this instance the parliament
tary rule had the effect to aid the majority in rampng
upon the rights OF the minority. Alusons had been
made parties; hut he knew that upon this question
ere were no party feelings in the country But they
were obliged here to consider this a party question,
and the minority seemed to have little prospect of being
able TO express their sentiments Should this subject
much longer trammelled present, he would take
occasion hereafter collect all the resolutions adoped
at the popular meetings during the Summer and
them to The House for adoption. If there
way of bring gentlemen TO the test of popular opinion
he would try this one, and they should see who would
shrink from it.
Mr. WATKINS said he would willingly vote for all the
resolutions adopted by the people last Summer and he
believed 1T would be the shortest way of settling the
question II very difficult matter tell who were
the majority and who the minority here this
ment lie believed that he in the minority; and
that II any bodys rights injured il was his He
had thought that in offering the resolutions of the mi
nory as substitute they would be open
AS they Stood he preferred them; but he certainly did
not think them free from defects or that they ought to
be adopted without notifications His object had
BEEN to adopt them generally and afterwards amend
them, to make them paIatable TO ali He yupposed
that the question could be divided upon them and that
he should have the privilege of expressing his
menis on each separate resolution He did wish
tramme the rights of any one but he wished if possible
10 secure his 1t would have been better had the
House acceded to his proposition postpone sub
Ject till tomorrow. And have, since the rejcc-
ton of that notion involved ourselves another par
amentary ENHANCEMENT, he thought the best thing that
they could now do to adjourn.
On the motion of MIR. W., the House then adjourned.
(DeGate TO be cORtinued.)