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

Mr. SUMMERS said this was not an ordinary case
ihs document the direct of the action
ct the Legislature subject which il was said tho
people vi Virginia felt deep interest The Senator, in
consequence oil that action, has fit TO resign and
ms reasons Tor doing ought TO be- circulated and read
by all IL was truly said by the gentleman from Psy
wanna, that the Legislature not the constituency of
Tue Senator, In, merely the agent of the people by
our ac's ne rs forced to resgnnot by instructions from
The people, but by of the Irgsaturr-and we
wish That his reasons for his resignation may be laid be-
lore hts constituents. the people beg the gentle
from Goochand, said Mr. s.. to recolect that il was
more than declared this floor and as IN. of
Nose proceedings, that the people demanded thrm-
Nth SIR when IN consequences of this action Of the Lee
gsature the Senator finds himself obliged To resign is
II not proper that his reasons for doing so should be
not justice to him and the people that they
should be widely circulated and placed within the reach
OIL every citizen Ii be true, that majority of the peo-
pie are liked IN the opinions which have been assumed
TO be theirs this floor then the of this do
cument 10. Whatever extent, do party any harm
And are we not authorized suppose from the oppos
ton winch gentlemen have shown to this motion that
their assertions, the opinions of the people are
somewhat exaggerated and that they have their
,he consequences OF allowing the for Mr.. Tyler
resignation to be knosn The expense of printing this
elie mas been adverted to- The additional copies would
cost but tribe; and that ought To be dis
regarded when document like this, from public
van VINO has stood high and will yet stand higher is
oe aid before the people. Mr. ). had hoped that the
gentleman from Goochland would have exhibited more
magnuninh'y on tins occasion He knew the gentle
man was capable of exercising that virtue, but he
not acuhg under ITS influence nj this time lie trusted
the larger number would be agreed to-
Mr. MADISON said he had wish To print cart load
oil useless papers, and he should therefore vote apainst
the motion now before the House lie did not won
der That gentlemen the other side advocated it
lney mao very good reasons for doing they sup
Poseo te circulation of this letter would advance their
own political views They have told us that the people
wish It, That might be the the people who Sc Mt
la sh mere out Mr. M constituents entertained very
onereh opinion He had no desire prevent the crcu-
aon OF this letter. he wished the contrary tina, every
individual who desired read should the oppoI-
tuniiy and he had doubt would be- afforded them
IL had been insinuated that those who opposed this mo
uon ana so because they were against the diffusion of
light Now, said Mr.. NJ. ] think it the diffusion of
! ight which produced the expunging resolution. The
people were IN darkness caused by panic when the re-
solution OF the Senate adopted But the da ness
cleared away, and ii was the returning light which
brought forth the expungng resolutions do not he.
eve that the people who here wish To Do their
proportion for printing $4,000 copies of this letter IL
thought so, should consider it my duty To vote for
IT, The course is plain one--those who believe thai
the people wish Tor the printing of this document will
vote tor this motion, but think differently shall
vote against il.
Mr. GiLMEn asked if the gentleman from Prince Ed.
ward was aware OF the price of printing Did he sup
pose That At would cost Than or two cents
copyi
| MIR MADISON said he was governed by principle il,
this matter If he thought that the people it, he
would vote for printing thousand dollars worth U.
thought that leo copies ought to be printed, because
as It was addressed to the Legislature each member
ought to have copy. But gentlemen say that it is
very important document Very true--nnd let those
who wish TO circulate it, print il their own charge
have no such wish, and will therefore against
motion
Mr Boris one fact, for the information
he constituents OF those gentlemen who had opposed
this notion Ifit had been adopted when he offered il
the printing of the % goo copies would not have cost
one-iourth of the which had been ased in Discuss
ing it.
Mr. HARRsoS said he did think that The question
OF exPence was alone involved in this motion In his
opinion much higher considerations were embraced il,
IT, was an extraordinary moiion-ond as the yes nd
noes had been called friend of the Senator the mcu-
oers would seem To be required according 10 their
opinions oil The document itself Ii he vote
the motion TO print the extraordinary number proposed
would be conceded that he approved of The
and concurred IN the principles contained the letter
lie warned the friends of the xpus cling resolutions that
such would be the Interpretation given for tb.
notion Upon this ration, lie should vote for
IT, There was another question which proper To
ask When Mr. Rives addressed this House two wears
ago, under similar circumstances, why not
Extraordinary number of his letter printed? Why should
they make hsh OF one, and flesh of another The ar
gumens which were used in favor of printing Mr. Ty-
Ter letter, would have been equally applicable To that
OF MT Rives He hoped the motion would not he
agreed to.
Mr.. GREGORY said he supposed no gentleman would
think he was IN favor of the expunging resolutions
But he would vote for printing % 900 copies of them in
connection with this letter.
Mr. rouER said he went further, and would also be
Wiling 10 print The number of of the votes
and journal of proceedings the subject of expunrng
lie was glad 10 perceive that the gentlemen of the ma
jority beginning entertain some ideas of econo
my Had their disposition 60 economist the public mo-
mes commenced earlier, they would have saved some
six weeks labor To The Legislature and large amount
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not wiling to give copies of this letter the people as
well as to their dear selves and whether the people were
not as wei entitled To know the grounds which MIR
Tyler resigned his seat they lie cunten,ed
that the objection OF the gentleman from Orange that
TINS was new proposition, correct as they had
often printed extra numbers of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1000 sometimes 5,OOOalthough it was true that the
identical number OF % 900 had never been before pro-
posed.
Mr.. GREGORY then moved to amend the motion so n.
to print the same number Of the Expungng Resolutions
in connection with MIR. Tylers letter.
Mr. STANARD supported the motion to amend. One
word, said Mr. 81 IN reply to the gentleman from
rison That gentleman argued that f he for the
printing of this document would b. suppnsed that he
approved of il.
MIR. HARRIsoSfe 1pained. He had said that the mo-
uon was TO PRINT All extraordinary number, and there
lore ne vOted Tor u, IL would be- supposed that he alp
proved of it,
| Mr.. STANARD differed with the gentleman On that
point No opinion of the document itself would BIZ in
volved on vote for the printing. Many thousand $50
pies OF the Messages of the President of the United
States were printed without opposition, although por-
tons OF those documents not assented To b tpsr
who voted In many the reports of n u,aoIity
and minority oil committee printed together bnt
1T was not supposed that those who the rntinp
concurTed IN their statements arguments No asse nj
was implied by The vote 10 print, and the gentleman from
Harrison IN voting for this motion, would ut be con
sdered as asserting to thing more than the fact that
this important document that there would be-
general curiosity 10 IT, and that therefore, its
circulation desirable But he would max no adms.
sion thereby ~ favor Tits sentiments We we're told nv
the gentleman from Prince Edward that there was M,
doubt there would be great curiosity rcea ID to this
ter and that every would probably desire TO read H.
Was not this, then, the very case in VIII CHI . lara.
1t will be printed in the newspapers Mr. s,fanofd had
no doubt that Vt would be-, but large number of th.