Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25

nm requested to transmit, require pal pablo violation
of tie Constitution ofthe United States he same mo-
lives induce me TO abstain from characlerzlng the act
am requested 10 PERFORM soliciting honorable and high
minded uncunarrs OF Vrg mia to do that which, IL it
is their duty do they will surely perform without any
olicious request FROM me; and, If il Is contrary 10 their
duly, ought desire OF them 10 perform H. eSpc-
ciay who claim aaihurly Of any kind to de-
trrminc such question inr them.
The udop"n nj these resolutions aust be consIhrre"
by a rs sufficient evidence tia; rfny siN' have sane
TONED them by their approving VOTES, tlnh d1rfcnty
from me III these atIcu!ars This, Their opinion. mas
now passed mi" an ifrcrrrSibp Judgment. Imreor't
would Ill hccomr I" address argument to thu body
ITSELF which has so drc;lrd, srw thu, tbs its
lemn, and recorded, and pronu gated Judgment
ronrous 1t was necessary for my own Justification to
state the fact that did not ilIy Judgment but
TO do more than this would br mpper as il would be
now useless: Hence am restrained from presenting my
own views of this sub rct 10 the General Assembly for
the sincerity o wuSr expressed opinions entertain the
same respect that claim for my own.
But if it should please thu General Assembly either
in kindness to me, usIcc to the people OF Etgi
MIA, common sovereign, 10 permit mr. Ia spread i'p'n
their journals document respectful to those 10 whom
viii n. addressed, anu lu.u TO that sovereign to which
only our a!lrgiancr due. shonld he gratbed by snch
pcrssnll and will GLADLY avail myself ot IT, TO state
in that way the various considerations wEh nave IN.
ducrI me 10 dissent from s opinions of the General AS
srnbly, forth in ihess srsuutons "hthonf SUCH
pr.i$sion however, my own vIndcalIo:s can
tempt be guilty OF what should Consider as Indc-
corous any coordinatc Department ht the Govern
mcnl of NV country, by which Department am adtss'
ed in Germs of such courtesy ii has pleased tho Gene
raj Ass,hlv employ in these resolutions uThlIS fEe.
| (Sicntd1 L!'Tr'N W. TAZEWELL.
ESEcrrivE DEraa7Mr>r Eichmond, FEB -. :,
Mr. WATKINS st,I he had hoped that this eXclla3lc
subject would not have been thrown back Hpon the
House and with sEccrr desire to prevent discussion
upon it, he would that the communications tom The
Governor b, laid GNa The table with design OF aiici"
wards offering peaalAe and resolution similar IN their
fI
from Northampton The motion TO lay on The table was
then agreed TO- and Mr.. Watkins tli submitted the to-
loving preamble and rcsnntIun
Whrrcas "prear:5r and resolutions upon The srshect
Of E1rnnsing from the journals the Senate Of the
United States resolution os that body, and relative to
the right NJ nsructl"n, passed by this General
ASSEMBLY, 81" 2Uh day OF t!s present month (fshEu
arv l;Iij a! BY ui the said lrSDlutuns lie DO
vernon Of this Commonwealth! requested tn transmit
the each of the Senators from firsinia in the
Congress OF the United States, with request that they
lay The before The Senate, and whereas che &C.
yernnr OF this Commonwealth has refused 10 lransin't
the aforesaid preamble and resolutions pursuance og
the request aforesaid and contrary 10 the usage of tie
Executive nt this State. Therefore,
Rrs0lrrd b. the General .1sscmJiy Of !Irsina. That
the Speakers Of the Senate and House Of Delegates, be,
and they hereby rcVnrs!rd forthwith to transmit the
aforesaid preamble and resolutions to each Of The Sena-
tors from Virginia in the congress OF the United States,
with request that they luy the before the Senate
of the Incr. States.
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preamble and resolution. than discrepancy which ne
observed former Ia regard 20 he facts u: the case,
it Incorrect 10 say, that the Governors reusa!
to transmit the resolutions o: the Enusc depar
turc from usage. for thu. not "A far statement
the viuainn n usage C"THHrncrd the part ii tie
Legislature Itsri l. wrnid IL r"orc'"d l!!; the clos
ing resolution Of the series sent 10 I'll" Governor, net or
y requested him I" transmit the resolutions :" the ena.
tors, bn, TO add lis request 10 that r4 the Legislature TIA!
they should lay them before he Senate. Now this
IL had been the custom To request the Governor 10 trans
NIT, but not 10 ask him to make request of the
Senators similar that made by the Legislators them.
selves. He wished The resolution amended in This
spec,. in order that il might conform the facts.
Mr.. GIiMER SAID h. rrcoectcd that few years
ago much discomfort .rl. 1T The C'nduct ut Cover
Floyd. who in transmitting certain resolutions OF ts
lnlS" members ut Congress- decnfd 1t his duty to
add brief commentary of hts discourse made
the subject U discussion and lis Improperly was severe.
T. commented uprn by one distinguished ind'vdua-
Had The present u werner seen TIT To crcG' to the re-
quest of the Legislature, ntng his request 10 theirs
III his communications to the SENATORS. III would also
have been ypusrd To the Gov. Floyd
in the to winch 'lr. q had alluded
Mr.. PAKKrE then mored to strike ircn the preamble
the words land contrary 10 the usage Of the Executive
of his Stale" Mr. p. considered this case. the
Legislature had never bcne asked the Governor 20
make Il request Of the Senators in regard TO resolutions
transmitted W thcnI by him. , e..
Mr. SrAxARD said That he brcsuncd no ore would
think it proper tina, this predble and resu;ira should
state what substantially true He mad supposed
unit; row that the oil this request 10 the Governor
had been copied from some former resolution oi the e
gisIauTc bat il appeared that IT ngt accordin.
TO the usage of The j. mIsIuurc. Mr. 5. here read from
the resolutions o.. 81 in which the Governor SIM
ply requested to transmit them 10 the Senators and Acn
brrs Congress, with additional request their
DISPOSAL MIR. S. not inclined to inlerpnse any OBJ
sace such mode nt transmission under the cir
cunIslancrs should br deemed cXpcdlcn; but he thought
the preamble ought 10 be amended III this PARTICULAR as
it certainly had not been the usage of the Executive I"
accompany resolutions Transmitted To our Senator's with
aEy request whatsoever.
Mr.. WArKrSs said that in framing the resolution, he
ind intended to copy tic usual form. aud ir certainly
had copied from series at resolutions which hr had
II, however, tie resolution lid not accord with
the ~ Of The legislature; he willing 10 accept
the uodllicauu; in order IL get rid Of the subject.
Mr. MADisoS asked the gentleman from Norlhamp.
ton whether he had sad that it this objection III regard
the request removed the Governor would trans
nit the resolutions
All PARKER said, that be did moi presume TO answer
for the Governor: hr therefore could reply To ihc
gentleman ntcrrogntIun; but it his opninn aud
one Which he had formerly entertained. that The Cover
nor would transmit these RrsouliUi,s under any cir
cunsances.
Mr. MAnlsoy said he presumed that if tic
lulions amended in regard 10 the request. 1t would
not change the Governors determination, he objected
sending them the ground OF their Snconsilution-
av.
Mr.. SrasARD said, the, the amendment under
consideration did not apply as tI" gentleman Iron" frnce
Edward seemed TO suppose to The Expunginy Ecs"iu-
lions. but 10 the preamble and RESOLUTION offered by the
gentleman l.um Gnochand.
Mr. s presumed that the latter gentleman had copied
the resolution requesting the Governor 10 transmit from
the resolutions the subject of abolition, in which the
Executive requested 10 send ten to the Governors
of the nonSave.oldng States, with the request that
they would lay them beure their respective Legislatures
The distinction between the trans'isson TO the Cover
nos Of other S,acs and to Senators in Congress-
must be evdent--n the former case, the persons TO
whom they sent, not those WHO TO act
upon them, but line mere agents through whom they
were be presented to those legislative bodies. In the
latter case, however, the Senators themselves were the
individuals instructed by the resolutions sent to then lilo