Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-04
VIRGINIA E.E2dsEsEATgEE.
DEB-?TE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES:-FTmay, Jan ~.
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR.- Continued

ELECTION OF GOFERNOR.-l Continued
Mr.. BAYLY of a. said the emp!'auc gestures VI '"e
gentleman from A ihenarle, put il out OF ms power 10
snnnose that he (Mr. B } was not included IN that gen
lle,nsn's allusion to the llolspurs OF the Rouse. pu'tm
rebuke Of the warmth and vchrnence OF ii"tsPurs oush'
not. TO come from one, VINO was e'h''F"'3 u n%r"
himself. Mr.. b. SAID he had not risen, on ms occns'o''
with The hone of reaping the laure!S "i forensic ia'He.
He should not have been seen m'ig''ng IN ms a'ScnS.
sion, had not his party been asSaI!cd-hao I n' u.'n
ATTEMPTED T., take away their rl"htS, oEd sliIe 'he'I
rn;rss !, This rlrc,ion. But on the score OF warmth OF
lanquaoe, he thought he might Challenge q cohipdI's'"
with the gentleman from Aihenlarle l!i''seh' anu ne
would say 10 him, let him who Is "i'hnut SIN, cast IN
6rs, stone. Mr.. B. said he WAS not IN The habit "i COM
;nq into this Hail, with ready -, phrases, or any SlnH''
Gus preparation for display. lie spoke when induced 10
do sos by the occasion. and FThnPs, "ltener Than was
beneficial to himself. lie we'll Snr" lhe cos'oi appear
mo often in debate. lie knrw that The speaker, VIII"
was often on tine floor, must lose his character as a de-
bater-he knew that it was with an orator as WIN d
belle-to preserve her power, size mast oe seen se'uoi'
10 obtain the appreciation VI HS hearers, he must
speak bu, seldom. And had he desired to oatain Tenr-
ta:ion as an orator. he should have initiated the practice
OF the gentleman ircm Aibe"iar!e OF Trse""'ng ms pow
ers for Gislin luisicd occasions. Eut, vas WI. q, TO sit
here quietly, and witness proceedings whom lie oeiieS'o
deprived him and those with whoHa he acted, OF Their
constitutional rights, and which aimed u Deadly olnw al
the liberties Of lhe people The maa who could wit
ness calmly and unconccrnrd, The scores OF P':ty man
ave,nent which were exhibited By those: who held The
power Of dic,alion in thus L"gislaiure-she Mail who
could be cool with such proceedings brt"ce his eyes.
could sit unmoved by his fresIde, while he heard
the cannon Of all enemy believing ON our Coast,
Mr.. Bavly possessed no suca philosophy. he iaa
the heart Of a Firginiaa; and while he felt lis tliT"b-
bings in his brsoni, liz could nut patiently ~ ca.'aty wat
ness the proslra,inr Of that prnnd spirit which had NTH
erto characterized this n"blr Commonwealth. When hr
saw the legislators OF lins State abandnn!ng The lar and
manly characteristics winch had given Distinction to the
public men and public councils OF ' iTg'nla, ne should
be rec.eani 10 the best ~linpn's's OF us heart, II he sal
BIZ s;ie nj and uud!slurbcd. Tie had felt deeply aud dearly
,na ropnr Yhr.n tad hitherto attached 10 Ire ' ir1llld
character, and which gave - one who bore the tile ol
VII ginisn, Ike that OF Roman, respect ana distinction
abroad. MIR. 3. had himself been pointed oHt 1T the
Ncrla as q E..giniaI, and he had witnessed tile Difference
in which The Virginia character was held. And when
he saw attempts mace to degrade that manly bearing
which bad created this. distinction when he saw lie
character Of The State put to tisk; was he 'os'l stu, wl'h-
on, an effort to avert 50 DEGRADING z consummati"n:-
The gentleman from AlUemar.e had asked WHY we vino
pretend 10 have such a loalhing and o"htci'rt Tor oI!ce
and office seeking, have minsled IN l!lts'discuss:on. lie
asks, why we do not desert HE held-nbandon our places
and leave our enemies to work cat their own WIN: Such
n course, MIR. L. said, might suit some men, bet he woald
never abandon his post, however unavai!ing his etvr's
TO prevent Tie mischief which he deprecated.
The gentleman has also told tie House, that he does
not entertain the sans horror for cauousfs, that Others
seem 10 feel; and he las At Sualc length pola!ed ont their
conyeniences and advantages. Mr.. Is did moi at 81 Won
der that the gentleman should feel Il par,Ialily tor prac.
tees i'm which he had been so successful. lie never
knew a successful gambler who hated gambling, or
evinced any particular Observation-Disclosures Oh The QUESTION
of its morality. But We, WHO are ruled by him and his
party, through tie irstrumemtality oil caucus manage
r,ent. have a full perception nf lis banetul effects. lie
tells US, however, that the control OF which we complain
that the election Of a Chief Magistrate by lEennS III
which we have no voice-is no. produced by the lnslru
mentality of n caucus, but by the vote OF the people
He also Tells US, that he is almost afraid 10 use The word
"people," and that it is not The courlly phrase. Mr.. Is.
said, he thought it was peculiarly the courIly phrase-a;
least it was constantly used by the party in power. In
deed, he never knew any party in power who DID not
-, I.,S i,r ta rIa prss nn sstIp Dpnutp - "lnr DCO
ple," and assume tha, all their acts were the immediate
dictates of the popular will. MIR. =. seldom referred t"
the people: he would hot stoop TO tiallery, Which could
add nothing to the sincerity Of his respect Tor th'Ee E!inn
he served, and who were the best Judges whether his
conduct was such as met tieT appreciation.
The gentleman had spokcE sfthe diclatlon of The lead
ers of the Wing party, ant assumed that the caucus
system Of his party, was favorable 10 the rights o! the
people. because it did not permit the drc,ation to which
he alluded. MIR. b. thought there was but little modes
ty in the remark Of the gentleman, as to the diclallon Of
the leaders Of his opponents. lie would ASK What party
il was in this country, who had allowed itsslt 10 be turn
ed TO the right about, with every wind of doctrine which
liz leaders chose to s~elect-whu were onc day loud IN
sustaining one set Of opInlons-anG Tomorrow as loud
in denouncins them: Beyond a question, 1t was the par
ty of which The gentleman from Alhemarle was Il zeal
Gus member, and which, by It's changes, had conlrIred
to secure to itself the pledomlnance.
Will tie gentleman, said Mr.. Is allow me to give
him some instances Of the facility of bis party IN iuHo%.
ing lis leaders through their inconsis;ert.a and .contradic.
tory track? 1t would be recoliected, tEut in the debute
on Foote's resolution, in the Senate of the u. States, a
speech was delivered by a distinguished gentleman from
South Carolina, which eRbrGced and enforced the whole
doctrine of Modification. The chief of the party now
in power, then known as the Jackson party, received
that speech with the highest encomiums, declared that
il contained the true democratic doctrines OF this Go.
.erpment, and that such was his admiration of the
snsech. and his yeneration for the principles which it
maintained, that he would have 1t bound up und placed
in his library by the side OF the Declaration OF linden
dence, and the fare well address. This commentary was
echoed from Maine to Georgia, BY The presses of The par
ty, and every true partizan was IN extuclss, al the demo-
cratic principles expounded in the speech OF the gentle.
man from South Carolina. What Was the result: Not
long after a change came over the opinion OF the chIet,
who had originated these sentiments. A syren had
whispered in the ear Of Tue old man, and s,raightway
his eyes were opened. The doctrines Of that speech
were no longer democratic-thcy were the insidioas ef.
fusions of treason-the sentiments of q traitor from S.
Curolina-and instead of binding the speech and placing
il with the Declaration of Independence, it was denoun.
ced as the production of q disciple of Machiayel. I'm.
mediately this new view OF the matter was echoed
through The country, and the reversed opinion of The
oracle of the party was received with unquestioning &C.
ouiesceRce and with shouts OF applause, by the faithful
~partizans of the gentleman from Albemarle. Shall | go
On. said MIR. B., to enumerate the countless Instances in
which that party has turned and turned, about and about,
al the nod Of their party leaders: 1t would be an end.
less task TO do so, and he should not know where to end
the detail.
In what instance, Mr.. B. asked, had the Whig party
beirayed itself into similar inconsistencies Not one
could be pointed out. Their fault was not the readiness
with which they submitted to discipline and management.
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