Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12

cal bunsss upon md he for one 1oaS not disposal /"
furnihi .;., ,ho
nuso dad not so consider him; and in prnni Of lIs, II
would be sufficient refer tn The vote oil HE House fe
fusing to him. that rG'y grOund The appointment VI
the members of an investigating COMMITTEE I" eHa',!S
Ito the ds!alcations of ms own party AnI houEh '
debate that subject had rushed and rag'o 'h""e '
House like unclaimed tiger, leap'ns IN all ofTc',";
vet tins a point, and the on!y point from ""r'.
had ne yer depallsG here it had fixed It's an@S WV"
determined and d, IDLY hold. Trust the Pr%N'l wa"
tina; appointment The House wnuId not A,H NJ ~
piss solemn vote that The Speaker hau O s''''' w.,
duties in TN "impaTtih manner, 1t woni" "' " VI ."e
lie Mr. Z never would vote for such cecii'"'''"
lie never would say what lie dId not oeie''. '"' "
the assertion liza, the Speaker had been liDPai" ""s '
H"msc had recorded lis own vote To me c"'''"'l: w.
had here liz his packet, little tocunth, WIG" "T"N
speak very intel gIbY to this Speaker i''r@i'"s
IJ E,c, In, mi re- solution of thanks was worth,
under existing circumstances. He should SPEAK out
Iaiay and explicitly, as he was w"Ht 10 40 le
that The incumbent Of the Chair was playing ro''ca'
uane in which the smallest amount OF capita was USE
TuI n him In ina, came Mr. 2. opposed To hun;
and he wnpI mol Ly voting for this resolution throw
into his own teeth He would no. Sehd that sch'e'h""
into the clectione ring field with THIS c0Thcar IN MS
uockel e would not certify to the people ol the u D
unsitivc lie which 10 be used against hiHseIi ana
others will, nom he acted He would say to Lie Whole
country that in the formation oil Inc committees oil me
!iouse-and what act vas OF deeper lmp"r'ance-lhe
Sneaker had Yor been impartial MIR +. would not he
understood as saying that II was unusual or improper
that The Speaker Of that House, III appointing lis SanH
ly and other committees, should place upon them ira
! rity cr those who CGryesp0ndcd with him III political
sentiment: Of this he did not conf plain Eu he believed
there was no, legislative body upon In" globe, where
pura! parties being nearly balanced. !he disparity
O. those parties in the committees Of that body was So
enormous Mr. L. would dea! IN no loose or general rs
spr,inns on this sub sC he would put his hnger upon
the facts; facts which, if the gentleman from South Ca
rclina (M Elmo!e able 10 swallow, his powers OF
drglution must be very different from those OF Mr.
TO begin with The Committee on Foreign Affairs -
How stood parties here There were six Administra'
lion men 10 three Of the Opposition. Was this-Mr.
rrprss put it 10 genemen-was this fair repre-,
Sna,ion Of the balance OF parties IN the House tse:
Then there the Committee Of Ways and Means;
,sery one admitted its Importance, as standing at the
had of the finances; and how was 1t constutcd?--
Here. again. It SIX 10 three. but what vas the
constitution of the Committee vi Elections Every body
knew iiat place that committee had been no sins
cure tins Congress; go lar from H. the acts AID reports
m that committee had shaken The pillars OF this & FcEn
ment, the blind Sampson shook the pillars Of Dagon
temple; If they had not been absolutely thrown down,
lucy had .asi been shaken 10 their Uu"raiion. 1t
was commit in which, OF all others The sirIrtes
i.paraliiy was dcmand d.; for there II ;l.t the De
lon OF party nus, likely 10 rear lis hydra head
Aad how did this cOmn!ttee--n committee Ut Judges
how DID II stand: SEVEN TWO Yes, sev,n 10 Two;
TIA, was this Speakers 'impniialty." Well how
Stood the case With the Judiciary Committee: Here,
,.an, 10 !wO, Il the distinguished Gentle
lnIn from Virginia 10 be ranked with The Admins
iiA';oD: fNl as c'Hise Tau pace SIIit !t con
s'l,ui!"n Of the committee it G,oud The mos; iavo:a
bic statement six 10 three. Here, then, under the &c
ton Of this most impartial Speaker the four most IN
pursut committees Of The House Constituted rs
- give the Administration party lis very smallest
,nsjrTjy tc0 Onc; aud the most important Of them
g.! IN political point Of view. had seven on HE
SIDE. aud hut two the other
nir Z DID mol 10 be understood rs Ge!0gailnr,
in the slightest degree from the character, e!irciiun
tn Tie conduct {" the In-nbers q. these com'n,uees-
far from it, They acted, doubt, according TO heir
views Of public duty. tie spoke only Of The bal
Of political power III those commuters collectively
nut how stood matters IN those commuters which en-
,ltrd no party or Political influence Oh! there he found
Qrile 4 dirrenl stale oi things. The Committee Of
Manufactures contained eight v hgs TO one Atm,ns,ra
iun Ian Nov Il jrir duty had been 10 manufacture
p',cs O.! any arIeye l.at such proppIiin;
would have Lern otseIv.d Oh. no; the balance would
haze been lar different. Then there the Commit
= IN Rna s. ana Caaa's; coTmttt7c wiCh. he ever
uselu: or Important, exeiIed no political IoiiuenCr; and II
contained Wings Here the proportion was TO = 50
Ia tip Committee on itcvisal ana Unfinished business
,wo Ia The LIKE Committees Expenditures in Tie
varIaus Departments. II was still lorgcT of these
vt1e al! Wings. Nov did not this s!o.: design; Was
lc!e not reason FOR 50 great contrast: 1t showed
deliberately adopted principle Of action, followed out
through the whole selection and this BY Speaker Oh
whose election to the Chair, The House had hren
equally divided that lis election had Ge er carried Gf
G"tcea "ocs only oat Of two hundred and forty seven
h!er this c"ui! Nix. vote To declare that ;iS officer
.ad tpt impartial! III exercising hts great ard
responsible power: l!s WAS in the appointment .!
committee; aud hen. 20 other where lie House
lid teen equally divided, and the casting vote q the
Ca!I decided the question way or The other would
aay gentleman point him to sngl" instance, whether
If rra'er OF minor importance whether the decision
swept away The whole political tights OF STATE
missed he official claims Of !hc Globe spaper
seicG the smallest question: where the vote had not in
v"li.b!y been given IN one GI:eCtiom
Mr. T. did not deny the capacity Of the Spca!ar, b.
dispatch Of business, his full and thorough know
d.c Parliamentary law-he coTced,d all tis5ut
was tie facts he had us quoted Oh whic! Mr. l. took
his stand and denied, utterly, the inpar'iSy' If the
Chair And he wou't out Ui me!c Courtesy, en-
durac a tool oi The Executive, tool OF the party.
4 more perfectly party Speaker, one who would be
mole sprsed 20 bend the rurs Of The House 30
tie purposes OF his side in politics he'd PIE ssed
III. soft and ample cushions o that gorgeous chair 10
say that he had been impartial IN the duties Of his high
Office would be bet aitery; il would he ccrlil my
what Was IruC and Mr. Prentlss had too often
the eff cts certificates, not TO Ut cautious how he
gave t.en. lie Willing 10 make the Speaker
courteous parting bow; but he would let
Ian sit there and do ni his party work, and en march
cat wish the honOTS Of The duties Of The Char
were important for Inns. The presiding officer Of
that House cut ont IN effect all The business Of the
House. II b. who placed before all the material
g.. its action and decided who should work il up
Through the standing committees Of that House, his
power extended 10 The utmost bounds OF the
II was, in respects. beyond thai OF the President
himself. Such an officer ought not TO he The high
priest G paIlylhat SlUoCh before whose altais were
daily inundated Tie dearest rights OF this Republic
The press Speaker was, the House well knew,
didate this time for The Chief MogStraGy OF bis
State and lii the canvass there, and throughout all the
West, this vote would be referred an indeniatlr
proof that ne had exercised lie utmost impariaiy while
III dat Chair aud ct tie House itself had utterly yius
t. trust hin When the Gannng fact should be brought
forward by his opponents what more would he have
do should this resolve pass than to lear from The records
OF The House the Leaf which cGntaned ii, and holding
it up The SUM- pronounce all these representations t"
be unfG urtt caumnies All those gentle men h0 did
conscen,iousy believe the Speaker had been impartial
would course vote for the resouor but alr freniss
called upon all who did moi and could 10 their hearts
believe So but WHO did believe that with strong hanu
he had welded his power for The purposes of a par.
ly Ia vote against it, Let those who knew The resOu
TO be untrue, say so BY their acts For if Mr.