Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-26

mt hing DISPOSED 10 csrry THE special pleading 70
make 10 all issue for The trial by battle III te ''usr
cnr,es out al once the public PRINTS "h'fr T." "eac
of parliamentary privilege could be committed ano hcie
b. f,h-sw dnyo his ro,e 10 bide the worst they could
send him. THIS threw The duc!ling phalanx INTO constef
nation They had either 10 betake themselves 10 hpi
Iepe or take up the gauntlet without advantage ihe
alternative Eey adopted IS before the pubic. lhsy have
had The Ler,lnnL To insist that breach o pr.T
l,re for member to deruncla"ty language out OF
the lcusc when they do not hesitate 10 nse every Gay
in the House under rs shelter :" political Grponeh
escapes IT, The President The mei5r;3 OF The Cabinet
of he Unusa an Senate who support him; The hum
bic editor If lie Globe IN Tor DAILY abuse Eu'
this violation Of all drcoTum oi The Si!cnfS
in the face Of it's ground ."r cHrnsiJn; and yet III
Duncan MIST be expelled for expressing his opinions IN
The public PRINTS Ii rdernl majority Of tho Hons"
can exert this power and The Federal measure in the Sc
nate against PERCUSSION "T GtSsuaSin Sh"ui pass There
certainly would b, end O! the liberty OF speech aud
Of The press
Mr. Gilmore made an admirable exposition Of ;Ec high
handed attempt Of the Federal majority to crush the
ms,rbp, from Ohio for exerng his unqnesiinnabe rights
as n ci,jz.n The able views al ie member from South
Carolina will sci the Whole mailer hight beure Tie
country It's effect inSianiauc0ns Some oi The
deuGrd Opposition. Immediately ''ifaced TIER votes OF
Yesterday and gave them To nail that resolution TO HE
liable which they had saved repeatedly from that fate
but the day before. The vote for laying the resolutions
on the table Yesterday was, ayes 81 ul; to-day,
ayes H. noes 90 -GlOJc.
Mr. RoAxE's SPEECH We have heard that hlr. Pres
ton (who repaired 10 richmond we strongly suspect,
TO epresen both Mr. Clay and Mr. E'ves IN The arrange
ment of The new conlon) made very unjust represent
ation of the speech Of Mr. Ruane explanatory Of tie
changed relations which had grown up between his col
league and himself hl PTcstOns account was, we learn,
uuile derogaory Mr. Rnane, and any hing but "a mo-
dcst ct!r of his cplaborers efforts week or so
" III enable the Of lhosc gentlemen 10 judge
maarally between ien and II Is unnecessary, There
fore to bring secondary testimony 10 orrs'a decision
We can saw however. with perfect confidence, that We
have never seen The Democracy of the House better
satisfied with the result Of encounter We have sr'n
no individual among irie nds who not highly gra
tilted with the eloquent and jndcinus display made by
Mr. Roane of the grounds on which lie thought TT In
place himself before his constituents and the whole
country; and who did not consider the Gnlmad'
versions on the conduct of Mr.. Rives which the com
parson Of his with the changed views OF Ills
colleague made necessary, just as they were severe
Much Of the spirit Of the which occurred III The
heat Of the debate, will be lost III the report; but enough
will be shown satisfy the reader thlt noihIng can ever
be gained by Mr. Riyes in breaking lance with Nh
Roane.-iG.-