Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-24

upon The House al period of The sessions and if co.
MR. o thought the PUBLIC interests demanded that ii
should be quito rest one way or The other at once Mr.
b shld that if it should be left open resolutions would
PROBABLY continue TO be offered day after day. until the
close OF the SESSION. and the House would be thereby
prevented from acting efficiently upon ony Of The i'm
Portent interests which claimed its attention Mr. S.
WOMB therefore go tor an immediate decision, in order
that legislation other subjects might be longer
oaffassed by the questions presented by these rcsoluions
ana II me l1ouse should now proceed pass upon them
ne hoped tey would be finally disposed of in less time
IMAM hao oeen already consumed in discussing The e1pe
oIency OF taking them up. Mr. S said that to the
gag law, which had been spoken Of and Which seem
ed to have excited The approximations Of certain gentle
men, ne was one ut those who believed that il mig ht be
enforced oi'ener tllan 1t had breG without dctmen 10
the public.
M. FESDLEToN felt some difficulty in saying single
WORD on The question, because having intended
The previous question: he did not wish to speak himself
on sunect on which others would be debarred Of The
opportunity OF speaking. He wished, however 10 vim
dicale the specific position in which he stood When
seven weeks had been exhausted in vain attempts
compromise, when night after night caucus meetings
han neeh held IN vain efforts To- Loud cries Of order
order
MIR. MALLORY. will mot allow i'll object 10 it,
MIR. PESDtEroH. wished 10 yindcae the specific
position
lCres Of order. order and Mr. p sat down
Mr. May would 80 for taking up now, if he should be
d,
otherwise he should be opposed TO taking up now.
Mr.. WATKINS III reply said, after the House had got
through the question IN Internal improvement then, if
there were tne he should have objection TO take up
the Resolutions.
biz WOOD wished the question to be made test cues.
ton, and that the House would 10 keep the Reso-
lutions on the tab!e-The why he thought they
ought to lie upon the table because it not in his
opinion the will Of his consl0eus that they should be
taken up
Mr. MARTYR said, If there was any question demand.
ihe attention Of the House il this question. The
interests OF every man. woman and child involved
in it, 1t dusro their constituents, that the vote of
Virginia the bill Of hr. Wright should lie lost.
III ever they were 10 be taken up, is the time lie
would vote for taking them mp; lie believed il would
tend to economist ,he' time Of the House.
MIR. SERVANT said he should give Il vote which very
probably would surprise the House He should vote
agaIus, The resolutions, though h. had been regarded
iircbranG in the midst OF the Democracy. hy having
been the first bring forward these resolutions lie
came from the Eastern section, where the people 10
all in favor of Tie great work Of Internal
Improvement He had jus, returned from visit 10 his
part of Inc country he had fallen IN with men from all
sections, and all agreed unanimously punt, which
was this that the most Important question the llouse
could take up was the great question of Internal I'M
rrovcment TO this question he wiling sacrifice
his resolutions, and he hoped the House would take
it up, and 90 for leno:aug and restoring old Virginia
TO its pristine riguur. Let improve the State first,
and then On into the consideration o: these other ab
sInct propositions. Wien liz had offered his resolutions,
he confessed he had mcimen:aTi.y forgotten the subject
OF Internal improvement. He was Tree 10 say that he
cared but little about them, while the subject OF In
lerngl Improvement he was wiling IL 90 al! lengths
Mir MrRDarGu remarked that the a rrumcnIs o. gen.
tencn who urged the proprriy Of taking up the resou
tons p:cticalcd upon The assam ption
that the threatened rather promised call for the odious
previous question 10 be sustained by the House.
Who has counted noses and here prepared 10 give
TO the House. a: Jriy in favGr OF that
Of nn,n IL,
longing 10 the minority: and that am in n ma oriiy,
created BY the recent alliance Of Wings and CoEserva
tives will not consent 10 enforce any rule so Gdlaus
and detcsla5Ie Suppose. Sir. lie previous question
should rot be sustained believe it I'll not ard ought
not how will gentlemen who clam pro'np. and IN.
mediate acton, find themselves: Why, Sir, III" whoe
merits of the systems fer The regulation o! 'he
rencY now before the Senate Of tie T. States will be
brought D. and The widrs field of Grhae that has
been opened the House during my Legislative career
will be presented; and the time for action will have passed
away. before the discussion possibly he closed. The
cry is for universal d:n!cea divorce OF S;ac and
Bank-a divorce OF Conservatives ard Loco Focn> and
there IS another which p.oposen divorce Of the Null
li!ers and Nationals Then parties can be formed
upon principle, and as being identified wilh this
that AS 10 the Sub treasury system, which j.
with the advocates OF acinn, tccse 10 Ee oG!ors and
dangerous il is in full iuce Should IL be continued
in by tie authority Of Lag, tie pccp" pro
per tire command repeal Of the law. Take up those
resolutions Sir and an internna!r debate mus. ensue,
which w; postpone and defeat al ACTON on iiic grc2;
subjects rt Internal improvement and The Banks.
Hlr. SE6AR SAID he was opposed TO the taking up al
this time, because it would lead to 'n,erinabie de-
bate Or position is this we bold opini"ns which
popular and IT, under these circumstances. the pre-
vnus question should bc sustained, shall be Grp:"rt
of an opportunity G.; expressing and vndicating OPT
Mons On The other hand, if debate should he had on
this topic. then the question o t"de'" politics "l en-
gage the time OF the House for weeks, and the import
ant affair % Internal prnvcm~ml "a subject IN his
Than
be lost.
Mr. Trxsr.LL hoped al Tho were not afraid all who
did wish to skuk nnd dodge the question, would
vote for taking up.
alr MALLORY said all is debating vas clearly ou, Of
order.
Nj, Boris wished to sec who would dodge the CUES.
ton He in favor Of taking up; he was hat su!pTs
ed that the Sub Treasury should be- opposed 20 lak
inr up but e was indeed as.cnishcd that gentlemen Of
different views should GO against it, Though he had
intended support The previous question, yet II that led
any gentlemen 10 be opposed 10 taking up. he would rot
support H. merely from tie desire he Irt that he
Lotions should he taken Up.
Mr. BsYLY oc a. said, he did rol :yisI 10 dodge The
question Those :ho for action now had,
former OCCASION DEFEATED al! action on The subject when
it was urged lie opposed TO taking up. because
the question Of Internal Improvement was OF greater I'M
roriamcc ard would lie settled, II II csc rcsou
tons W re taken up He surprised bat ir. Tun
stall should vote Cor bringing up this question 10 s"w
lhal he would dodge. 80 ORC would suspect linn
of ever wishing 10 dods" any question The member
from Hrnrco has sad: that all who are in favor Of The
suJ.Trrasrry scheme oppose the taking up. lie, for
one would ack ro# ledge chat he III favor Ui that
measure and he would not consent 10 vote upon the
subject hen opportunity would not be given OF e1.
pressing and rind;ca,ing his sentiments He could not
move on this subject under Tie action OF The gag law
tie was, therefore, agans; taking up at all DUNG this
session.
hlr. CaDrrL said he was not the man who was made
of stuff to blink or dodge the question. His constituents
had not made up their minds on this subject aud yet
gentlemen were for leading the House TO dictate To the
people what think on this question: the most import
ant enc which had been before the country for tie last
twenty yea:s
lie DID not wish this question 10 be sprung on the
House like the firing Of hair trigger gun He did not
like 10 be driven to decide al the bidding OF The gentle
man from Rappahannock He had seen with as,onl<h,