Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-11
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NIX. IGIGu : ! III tts'i.
Gr. NGGSs. cl;a, that ia cpn>iaerea himself IN snfTa
Serrre pledged to express his sentiments upon the s"h
irct before The House. IGwouid be recollected, That
when the motion was nade 20 ssnd the letter al Mr.
i..ipa Eto Il caiarli:rs, re- Ind expressed the hope thai
the House would consent 10 devote This E:e. this en'.r"
session, TO the appropriate aid Necessary }" o9s:nesS 81
Tue State: and yul2 against Tie motion 10 fe':!j %hicH
If Carried, wnuid ir.erIl,hlr. in his Qpirion, !,&G to- prn.
tracled debate, in which he wouiu ieci himself compelled
to take part. The hm1e iacn EXPRESSED, was sincere.-
1t arose, however, moI from any indisposition on his part
50 express his views 4: rel, I':., 10 Tie conduct OF Mr.
Leigh, aud Of tie Assembly which hau ut.Gertake: TO
Instruct Kim out of his seat-it arose simply and purely
from a desire 10 pursue tlai conrse which he believed
wdaIi be Mos: Conducive 20 lba welfare OF the Common
wealth. 4 minority OF the EoGse had determined to
send the letter. - Il cr.gtcittee; that cn,.In!:ee lad made
u report, winch he @":'t endsaror to sbe~ o2gLt not lo
b. adopted by the House.
The gentleman lroln Go2chlnnd (Mr. Watklns) had
5cmsrked, WHEN lie Just now moved TO take up the Re-
yer: u lie crn;ai:i"e, ,tgt :S %:Ss. go. "clgpes.u 10 con
sumo the liuue Of the Hose in discussing iI-fhat he
would prefer passing The Report and Resolutions with
out debate. and going on 10 dispatch tie other business
now upon the take; 5Gt ttat he :IeE that tnese were many
yoInr gentlemen in The House, who were diSfossc Ia
,.ake speeches; whose hot blood would not pere.it tEem
to remain quiet, and lie was very willing TO listen e
yipi they hrd 10 gay. Ac. N. sad, hat he'could har.'
iy,icoaglnc the gentleman had intended TO alludc 10 lila
he had '.heard rather too mach thunder to be ecns!deE-
ed a very young nau: and lie WAS sure tba:; from bis
uniform, cool, and d.apassrJnd;s course iii tGas asseEi'
DIV. be would not be suspected oi acting under the III
f+lueuce OF OyerueattG nluuU t1r WpUlu not, litTeipIS.
take these :eniarks Ia himself. Bat the biuue OF wuGt.
ing the time Of the House, i'll al unnecessary debate Up
on the Report and Resolutions of the select ccmlnitltes,
should not be t-S nsierTad C The heads 81 any SrEt:ehaen
who might be disposed TO engage III il, from those or
whom in justice it ought to .ai. Would it be allowed,
if an assassin should slab a man in the street, that he
should throw the @Eofe blame csany conlrution TO which
mis- acl should give rise, upon those vito assesi9ed
to arrest MIN: Would it BE- commended, that the blame OF
disturbing the reposr OF the community ought to fall upon
the crowd assembled 10 e%y;ingvsL the i!a.ses Of j burn.
ing house, instead of upon .::a ncrndiary who applied
the torch? Did those VINO had caused Il Report 10 be
brought in, the tendency 81 which is Sc subrrrt The Con.
stltulion Of the country, hope 10 trans.rr the blame of
any discussion which nigh arise uponit, from tEei: own
shoulders, 10 tnuse of Inc Pc1sni:sE"iio :niyht rally III It's
defence? Ii so, they were deceived. The time to have
decided whether or not there should be u debate upon
the subject before lie lioGsr, was past; il was decided
whca The House determined - send We lsttes OF MIR
Leigh to C. cG.L.u!Illvp: and tie responsibility IN any
waste Of time which nigrI. "coLT IA discussing IL, i:ilisl,
and shall iMl upon those vino voted lur the reference.
MIR. M. said. lie had not chosen I" presest his opinions
IN reference to The proprieiy % Mr.. Leigh + conduct, AID
upon Tie sasjcot "' tae 'ighl o. !ns!tae@an' IN 'Ae sAaP pc
vi a substitute for the report Of the conhHtaee. IS he
might have done, had he been SO disposed; partly be-.
cause he did not consider those subjects rs having been
properly beto:s tls curInlltee 10 whom the teller OF Mir.
Leigh, res!EniDg his seal, s!oi.e, bud LeeE-els-r:d. Bu,
principally, because he WAS tpprefens!re that Ma ,uo,.
mons On those subjects were, solie OF them, pccGar.tfo
AiiGselt, and he wished to present them TO the pubic in
such 3 sLape that the whole responsibility t@T having
uttered lbeE1, UiInhl lulI," iISlc IL puAll u Ian. urOE lliS
own head. And he wished it distinctly understood,
that no party, no man, or set Of mea, were 10 be cousi-
.dered il Any way ans~e!*L:= Tor any l.ing which be
vas about - say.
Mr.. NJ. sad, that in Inc .smaraS ;,a. was .s1g1i TO
make, he wuula crdcavor 10 keep strictly milk;n LIE Ii,
mi,s prescribed by the roles of order adopted by tn"
HOUSE; end. as far as i proper regard TO his duty to his
.cpuntr,s~ouiG permit, IL wcu!2 AVOID saying aEy thing
to wound the feelings 81 gly peSson here, or else ,:hsro,
Subject 10 these restrictions, and 10 these only, i; WAS his
purpose 20 express his sentiments upon the subject be-
fore the House, with The mos. acknowledgements Re
would CONSIDER hiulSett al lae!ly, BY way Of srgn;neat,
in favor OF the motion to postpone The re port aud rrSo
lutions indefinitely (lnd ar hoped he might d. 81 with!
Out being Considered as guilty of any intentional disSc.
:speet to the coiDlii;lceJ I" snow, tiai prtRtipi aSss rtcd
ju the report were uaso~"nd-that lis arguments were
sIiiaciOuS-L.st lis esssT;GDnS were .tnI$c-uud lis tr
pressiunS irppiouS aud injas'rHs: that SIS dLir!s1t parts
were inconsistent and contradictory, and ilaS The
who'll. tendency of lis doctrines was, 10 subYerl Tue go.
yeruHaent QGLer which We lived, aud society Itself
lie would CLAIM aaa exercise the right Of examining
G5rcly into The motives Of those, WHO, al the last session
Of The General Assembly, had endeavoret 20 instruct Mr.
Leigh out u his seat. LIE acts % all Tie General As
seniLiies pre- pious to this, W&,e nov .lagt,e. "a, history
and, like all other matters Of the sort, ulan we're .see /,
form and express their sentiments, both US 20 the acts
themselves and ss to the G.nt:res which governed tLuss
who performed tlHu. lie Ess not. bound 10 krow. il
Such Sas the iaet, tHat any inemEe: OF The. last or prece.
ding session u! the General ASSEMBLY, we're sEeuIieIs o.
this, and consequently could no, be restrained by any
rule CT order, itom eS preSSing ms views as to the motlSrs
whlcn lea u u course WHICH had been pursued towards
MIR. Leigh. lie SAID, he made these observations now,
because he wished tint {. lie 80 mistaken rs To the ex
tent OF his privileges in debate, ne might be better inform.
ed; and that, II he was mol mistaken, lie might no, BE-
subjected to any improper Interruption from those who
might enormously suppose his remarks 10 be out of OF.
der.
The Select Committee haG, in Che very beginning Of
their report, expressed their opinion Us 10 the NECESSITY
of q frequent recurrence to first principles. TL.i, Ian.
guage was, ga frequent recurrence TO first principles is
both salulery to the representative and tbs constituent. :"
This expression LET. some doubt OF. the mind IS TO the pre-.
else idea which the committee meant to express. Upon
reading it, one would be naturally disposed to ask, wlla,
more than salu,ary it was 10 the representative and consti-
tuent, to refer to first principles. BY transposing The words
go as to make the sentence read, ~ frequent recurrence
to first principles is salutary 10 both the representative, ;
&c, we may probably get at The idea the committee
meant to convey. If he was right in this supposilion,
he heartily concurred IN the opinion of the committee
IS 10 the utility Of e frequent recurrence to first prnei.