Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26
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DEFERRED DEB.3TE-IGosrlNurpl
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-S"turdG Jan. 23
EXPGNGING RESOLUTIONS. ,
Afcr long pause Mr.. GIlMEE rose and said: He
had not unprecedented that this question would have been
messed so soon When | heard from the gentleman
from Goochand that he only led the van, with the light
infantry and we told that tho heavy artillery would
follow; when heard him call upon his stout captains to
on, had supposed that by tins time some OF theh
would have responded to the CALL and we SHOULD nave
been in the midst OF close engagement listened
with some anxiety, if not dsuay 10. the discharge vi
the great guns trust sir that gentlemen here do not
play with this subject as vii! tribe, ana as
the gentleman from GooChland told U.s. Inc has sr"HpS III
reserve, will be glad to yield the nn"r il any atr9cai
CT these resolutions will occupy ii. pause to kA"' Ii
any Oh the captains are forthcoming. (ilerc ME- H
rncr paused for time, and no one cvincing wish
10 speak, he contnucd) 1t seems then, sir, that these
men in buckram Of the gentleman from Cu'2hland,
do at his bti!ng-thcy are like the spirits
in the vasty deep"-h he cas-but they will not come
when he does call ! did not expect That they would
come ct my bidding; bat when it was conf
dcntly might | not say, pompously announced, that
they were coming, had anticipated something more
,aan ,se loose u1iug which We have heard. II
MAY t, AFTER ali, that ere to De disappoined-lt
may be- that the big guns have been let o and that the
pants OF whom re warned by tile gentleman from
Goochiand, cnly the 'VISonS oi urea!A Ill 50
will 8, io.' with cling A"t M stone: |" my ist
skit,ushnr way rGconnvre the uctposs and do bat
tie for my country aud its laws saw you ook 1T your
watch Sir SpcaEcrbc not INPATIENT pray you, ior
shall ret at s hour trcspuss long your patlenceand
trust shall not lie tedious, as intend only to read u
chapter oil history which you, sir, and tic gentle
man from Coocbland and others, play Il CONSPICUOUS
part As these things past they may he referred TO-
| hore withuu; dong violence l" the lcc!ihss o! any
thai are here else wlIerr-N hal Is past, Is gone IL
may lie expan:rd it is truc but while gentlemen are
brnninu their system of black lines into fashion, wish
to slcw them tina, their work Vi desruclio like charity,
must begin at holr-}ou and ], sir, remember we'll
what was done here two gears ago. we know that
the proceedings here thea the SOURCES from which
this resolution Of tic Senate had It's origin; and ii
the gentleman from Gooclamd is really anN:ous rs
be affects 10 be, to do justice 10 the ieeiGS OF l"t
.spcrsecuted palrnt,' Andrew Jackson-why, let Inc
ask him. does he not be- IN his work OF cSPa!ion
where the in Jury conl.ncnced-herc, sir on our own
journal? 1t may be, that since that period, the
gentleman and others have seen sone new lights, and
that they only to make peace Offering ut the
al, inc oil power and rccant their hcrrsics II
mar be tia: maoy who stood up"n this floor the
chtm;ons c poor old Virginia, BOW ready TO strike
Eirras flag, talsity Virginia record Snd 10 pay
honusc and ieally at the footsoo Ct Executive nliib
iitv 70 borrow phrase, hlr. Speaker, used ;his
loor sane time since by nrlnhr IN M eye, presume
ranno. better occupy the ''shank Of tic evening" than
br making detailed reference TO Of thOse :sUri
cal events 10 which have alluded 1t is nt necessary
for Inc to refer the circumstances preceding and con-
Meeting themselves with the removal at the Dtro-
Sites which were placed b. the act OF lSlh, in the
vaults Of the United States Bank and taken thence
by the order and the responsibility Of The presi
dent Nor is necessary to refer IL the votes in the
House OF Representatives. at the session previous to tins
net of the President, OF his HAD fnneyb by which the
Representatives Of The People decided that the public
revenue was safe where they he'd placed it. do not
remember the vote that occasion, bat think that u"
more than forty found who doubled The SAFETY OF
the public money, while there were more than an hun
drcd who entertained doubt or apprehension. Lrtu
be remembered, that this done before tile inter
ference of the President, by the immediate hcpre-
sen,atvcs Of the Peopc-by those who, according to
principle Of Saxon liberty, acknowledged Since
(>bnrta hp ed
the care CoE&ol OF Il nations purse. lmn"ai-
atey after the adjournment OF Congress- 1t seems, the
removal of the public money was decided on by
the Executive, and train OF events originated and
prosecuted to the final nation. IL is needless 10
70 into detas-the public money was finally renewed
the Presidents responsibility. About two months
alter this event, Congress met ut Washington, and The
General Assembly of Firg iniu here. Prompted by that
spirit Of wachtu dstrust OF power, which has always
hitherto formed the great characteristics of STATE the
Representatives OF the People had assembled
here than this interference of the Federal Executive with
the public revenue attracted their attention They had
seen the President Of this Republic assume prcruga.
tiyes which no Monarch Of England dared to claim
and they proceeded promptly to inquiry into the
subject A select committee &as appoined-tiat couI-
mice deliberated long and cautious y-And while
npuse here in the progress cl t!is Historical review
s.. me soy what think have heard the gentleman
fron, Goochland recently declare, and what, if
did not mistake him, he VIII declare asaln, if ne
csssorv that there were few, if any. besides HIM
self here them who did no" diSaGProSe of The Presi-
den; conduct Oh this subject. We canuot look in
"a the heart and sec tie aotives OF men-but we may
oon,onnlate their actions and words, and draw i'll
fsrenees What gentlemen will contend .%l, they ;G Thought
b What Ihev have done The first subject, sir which
denanded attention tvs years ago wa; ,e sGntF i
which had been made by the BanS oi Virginia, win the
then Secretary of the Treasury now almost Chief Jus
tice-Mr fancy While we were del'bera'ing on that
hronch Of the subject this contract was rescinded by the
Stockholders Of the Bank of Virginia, and The Commit
tee of course discharged from the consideration
of that part of the subject The mere question OF right
ON the part of the Federal Executive TO Interfere with or
control the revenue of the United States then came pp
or ourconsideration and Mr. Barbour, Ghen d;stin-
gnshed member of this House, from the county of Gull
5ener.) as Chairman of the Select Committee reported
les of resolutions, of which vii: read the first:
9TH. General Assembly of Virginia. believing that
,trci adherence the principles OF the Fedora! Cons
a c. alone secure its existence and perpetuale the
,3ess;sss intended by its adopOn holding it to be the
solemn duty of this body to oppose and protest against
nder what preext or by what of Tia. Co.
1ernment they may be attempted and viewing .ns ase
-, ~ the Federal Executive threatening concen