Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-29

m1nncr ms to enable him to vote 'fr it. IIe moved &c
! amend lay aGl.u. liz. 'Il'iMin. pr"vIao:
PrOrdcd, That nothing herein Contained shall be st
construed as to recognize The right Of State Lcgisla
ture TO instruct its Senators TO conu violation OF the
| Constitution act Of moral turpltude.
MI WQoLroIK suggested to the gentleman from i1en
rico 10 modify his amendment rs to declare mat Il
Stale Legislature has right instruct its Senators
|" 10 That winch the Legislature believes would lnv"lv
violation "l The Constitution or Tie commission OF
all act oi neral turiudr.
MIR. MILLER .i he voted auairst llp nd,urut for
merry Offered BECAUSE he thought The tlecarirr IN the
resolution rig ht. and that there l., no rc,ssily for il;
Qualification. # ll.r naked asst rc ..t cr,;i rrE,
Which Inc believed To brlng Ia the cnnsinl body |,
iOl in is "pimiun, Irrssary to declare that L.
gsaiurr had right t" do, c"nnr.d To be- done that
which wrungbccailsr the position srli:rvi-
dent one, and ought mt to b. trn.rd or doubted The
resolution in its present form, satisfactory to Mr.. M.
lie regretted that other gentlemen cnnC not vote for il;
but lr could not consent 10 modify II Tor Their peculiar
convenience. Those who could moi vote Tor H. must woke
against il. He did admit the right OF gentlemen ON
lhIS lnnr mpugn the ntivcs Ut those from whom thcy
differed ia sentiment He cll himself answeraOe alor"
To his iur his conduct and TO his conscience
for his motives II would he imnre parliamentary, more
proper aud more Griilnauly for members to rrlra;!
irmu suc!, inpu,aliuns lie thought it highly improper
for gentlemen impule others here, motives and de-
signs which they would Ia" from good breeding "rar'shIG
to Consequences npute 10 them lace to lace III private
As t. The motion Geurc The House, lie was Oh opinion
that had already been cied, as c could scc no dit
ference between II and lie amendment offered by tie
gentleman from Fnyce aud Nci"ias.
The CHAN. decided That tic motion nf the gentc;n~n
from llrnrcn not in order; 4 similar proposition
having already been actcd upon and decided
Mr. WAr6Ims sald that under the belief That they
were ::lng with tie time OF the House, and The mo.
nry Of their constituents, lie to nave the previous
question: and called the ayes and on that motion
The Question the!ru3n taken, and The House DE-
cdcd that the main question bc now put by The follow
in" $Sr yo!S r..t. ,sn., ,,ss w..y ecl,.;s VII
ot b., D.c:a., fonau H"% A",'' lJn"ie, sa.""'i
H.' I li '"s"|, IIn s" " WAn" ,"i
st, ranslon Coleman. Shan, A>.o '"oI"!, Harrison, h'-
gers Garland OF Wiley, Chaaan rl, Fi.ss
eI Wooi!"!k 'Ia"i i""; Mccoy Eashlr i"Hki" Gaat'i
Je.ssc McAae", !'s, k"Hcr, Cu'clrh No"r'e, as'a'e
i%tAlrs,s Grina Ciim-r, soutal Garland A., Etoo.s
Cug Ca'si Pate, I!.%rr Of n.he!:y lls"sA" Mi%. H%i
Ptc Hale; u FIuhn smith II" ir!rticS Smith vi Gio"cest",
We'rsI, Ii"lIs" I!"!ss, Gregory ey Su"I+ Fleet "o*'
Morgan, n:Is, eatoa Blown ~, i"ra"! Cuo rars -
Ian" Cnp"c, iias,r >wn"son, Wier 'ions, Do'ma" lazy.
ham, Blown orr, *tara"lca
Tie question then put on the SECOND resolution,
and il adopted, by the following vote
ls'r VIM t;.i" | d L. Mca,s Ga" sis s",sF
ruhn:, Daniel sanu,I, C.Ii:;iau Kr.ano. Johnson Hill.
W'"" Ol Co. Vaughan Senn lia!'' o. w. ,".A q" tnalnG'
Smith o? F;c!eS, Watts Saith u ti Wnta'"s iiail "E,
so", "saros, Fo",a'@s c4ry Hwy, ee', os,
Robinson" c"e Nci IIay- i'sa:A T4!!%' OF H. at' H.
Chapman ns hrrrI uco, Er"w" Of ~, Mmr4a"s' Go:h",
Leland Fitzgerald, Masters, W"""" NI0C"" Aia"', r"''
wn" Wnch~F, Caeay, i"ph"' Caf'"II ;'a4on hl"t'..'
Sha% Ma"; ManSsy H,shE" h%r""" i"n'", it;i'
Monse Ilasa'e Gillespie, Gibson" Jeit' sa""r c"a'"sha''
Nr%>r. rro.fc Craig lIun;cr Of b. Dali Price, MuIen
Bots $nmf Nassc"rr, r"'k"i Cf"", p'Ia'hnui'' le-
The question then occurring on the 3D. resolution (1s
modified: requesting the Governor 10 transmit the
luonS 10 Senators in Congress. with request lnt
they lay them nciutr that body.
Nf. PAEkr moved to amend by substituting the fol-
lowing
Er<0irsd That the Spra.er Of the House Of Delegate,
an'! til" Speaker Of the Senate sign the foregoing rest
lums, and tia; lie SpraleroI the !ouse Z" Delegates
copy t,err"! la Dc transmitted 10 each oi oar
Senators in !h Congress Of the United States, with
request that they lay the same before the Senate.
Mr. PARKER; said. Mr. Speaker know no more fiji or
gan lan y'urfi through whom IN" proceedings {" lac
Legislature ihs ,rLjrct could b. transmitted - oar
Senators. rn not intend 10 be "lrnalvriy personal II
making: this m"lion ar from it, You are the h'1' "'
the R"p:esC n;arrs =" the great I"Gy oi tli& People,
And they have commanded these resolutions to BE-
adopted Cat least l"ld SOL presume they would
be grllirL that you s"ud be made The INSTRUMENT Tor
communicating their mandate To our Senators sup
pose the people have desire that these resolutions
shall be touched BY the unl,allowed hands of the Exeru
tive. You, Mr.. Speaker, not only the head Of the
great Democratic Republican party here but you haze
voted for these resolutions hong uut and no doubt It
will give you high gratlicalIon To HI the Grgan oi com.
nucaliun Of tIs holy acl Of the Legislature, /"
its servants at Washington. hope the Governor Will
be allowed 10 lay his polluted hands Oh this sacred
instrument.
Mir. MAyisoS opposed the mo.ion He thought the
Guy,rnnr the g:tlnatc organ Of such COMMUNICATIONS,
and reason for appointing any other person TO per
form them
PROPOSED to be- nae: he supposed the Governor would
transmit the resolutions ifreuurs.rd IN d" and with
rsirriai rrason he was orp"s'd l." The up"mt
nlrnt OF any other officer TO perform that daily
II tl,n he
vcruur was thought un! person 10 carry cDrrrS-
pon,rncc which the Constitution declared should b" IN
trustee, 10 him. 1t certain y not provided IN The
Constitution that m should transmit such resolutions
these. li:c LMis.aure had the right /" appoint lis
own agent for the performance Of tbs service; ana Tux
was proper OCCASION for the exercise Of that right
Mir. Manson maintained that the Governor was ;!ie
proper agent and Mr. NJ. VIII he'd that lie should per'"F
lie t!utv ifnnphcr individual! appointed to pei.
f.:r it, i; would to imply want OF confidence III
The Governor Mr.. NJ had confidence in him, al'l there
lore Opposed motIon which would imply the contrary.
Alr. IARR rK said lie GuvGrnur was NJ. bound 20
TRANSMIT The rrSuu; ipns-And sappoSr lie sh.ud thi'k
your resolutions uncunstutI"nal--tc might refuse I"
lrans:t thrr:l. The Governor takes an oath to main"
tain the Constitution we'll a. ourselves; and he might
decline ans agency in what he should thlnk an unc"n-
silu,ioai .caSe. HIS lofty sp;I:' may dsiin to ACT
ANY part in This ualcr. And should 1t DC So "al c"au
vuu d.: you ca,no; i:prach hiti-"! though you may
dcnDuncc him III The cwsIapcrs, and open agaln upon
hu The batteries Of "hl1quy aud abuse; bn. lie VIII
stand unn"vcd amidst The storm, should he deem 1t Ills
duty To in such manner as To raise It,
The ayes and nreS having been called by Mr.. Par
kr tl. question taken ANA decided in the negative
By the following v"ie:
qn-Mcs.rs Gnalis, Garland Of Al BfoGke, Cra: Camp'"l
Pat: un'et Of b. lri:haw T. gI'f"+ wilson .. e. SGt,a"
Bali r,r., l!a!r - Smith ui Fcck, Smith Vi g., N"iher
rd ;o:t Gregory, tcrr:, SHmyrS, C":ic i""f "f 81 L.
Wass,a" Ee"o", rakc:, W''thv Je' r''"''E Cu"""S""
St"uri.2
1rsArs<t.. Banks. tpea&et,l CiIm"r, S"m:" H!." vi
I.y 81 gImic, Ai.r NIn -: b., E"rar', TG"Ju, E0""r
Ann Dan.I SAMUEL Mii,Iin" Eiciar,"' Johnson l.'il
EausIar, u"t" u; l., smith oi faaiuc krr-0", Sarss
Scr Ilo!anI Bowen, Watts WhIam ii,I III G ife"i' AZ
rnsiol Coleman soar NiNO, Goo!a Harrison k'nre'8a
Fun, Iiu,nar Fleet Iiouc EohnIoI Nci' Hn:.. Sttai"n
iIar. Kag.a!c, Iu. m NJ. Rogers, G"riinL o. NJ WHEY
~. MurLausl Cooke, lcland