Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-08

i'is"]a,,ra and would therefore refuse TO reconsider
ms resolution $50. oor,o;rc tho necessity for
W. IN HE consideration of this important question
P'sN"a--,, IN The session There were now tive contest
mus. and vel they were 10 be hurried INTO an I'M
'"MIa,s election, while last session, when there was ou'
-, yacapt seat, the question was potponea d : NJ '
'' - the gentleman from Rockbrldgc and Others
fuss .eck to week. He would warn the Wing mem
nm 80 Il The House against the course winch ihey were
"~ .,rs,inr.-thc people would not supper, 4 noiofi-
~" rrr,nc. They have now been two years 'hisfe-
-~ssr,cd, and surely IT they were 10 wait even . 'n'ee
?tts ~ urea. hardship would be inflicted, Tor no qnes-
w. mn,r,ancc could come before the Senate before
lie expiration "i that ''"''
on ON. R,r,iirrE rose and deprecated the needless
.n.;,,,aucy Of his opponents. As he was ANXIOUS uat
I'm. In; should know how this matter was setueo' nc
hal r,se., for the purpose OF proposing that tue ayes
and noes be taken l.. ,,,s ,rs,,
a,,r;ssd al the proposition made By the gentleman
.a,om iIockbridge, (Mr. DoFman0 to proceed 10 tue
listen cf n L. 5. Senator on the day alter to-mof-
-. surprised because of the fact, mat such a
i M. was made by the gentleman from Rock
fS,,dre. And he would beg leave to orins 10 'he re-
Election OF the gentleman and the ROUSE so'e u
in. proccedinss of the last session ,oncnihg th'ss SUI
oct Ii would be perceived by an exai"'haiio"o 1e
pu ,ha, ON the first week of the last SESSION he,
A.. = had offered for the consideration oil the House,
.n.so,n,,on 10 proceed in a few days thereafter 10 inc
lection Of a L.. 5. Senator, there being at tnat unie
Inn, one Senator on the floor Of Congress from 'irg'n'a'
iut the gentleman from Rockbrldge in,iheoia,eis -
:, his Mace and opposed, with much warmth the aooP-
non ofthe resolution urging thati II would be mohst.ous
far the House TO think OF adopting sucn d resolution -
,ba, t,me-as there were three contested eiections pehu'
mo before the House, which should be dec'oea oeiofe
,hes important election was brought on; lest percnahce
.",s,;c. mich, he done TO some one county IN the
commonwealth. His reasoning upon that occasion
VAS irresistible, and acquiesccd in BY the House; ana
,ie resolution was laid upon the table. "nhout any
o,,os;tion from Mr.. c. himself, about one month SUD
opp "sn ,herc,o n gentleman then representing the
comfy of Frederick, (Alr. Byrd introduced 4 similar
7esolu,ion TO proceed 10 the election OF a Y. >. Sena'
80. b,, os all the contested elections had not yet been
decided, the gentleman aud ms wn"e P"ity oPposeu
- d,c,,,.a III. resolution. But what do we see now,
Al Sneaker: That instead of three contested seats,
there are six-and three seats besides vacant, VIZ one
from Louisa, one from Fairfax, and one from freae'
Yick-yet, the same gentlemen that thought Twelve
months aoo that il would be monstrous TO go mo an
election when there we're three contested eiecuohs
nendinr. now think it all right to Go SO, when therc are
81, pending and three seats vacant. surely gentlemen
cannot be serious in this novel IS too monStfo1S 10 DC
seriously entertained for a moment. But one sen'e"an
has said that The Wings now have the power and should
80 Il And use il how, Mr.. Speaker: why, ST., use
i Ia ,rample under foot the will OF a majority OF The
,.cple of Nirrinia--usr it to toist upon US a wing &c
mater. who. If he should represent his party, must mts
r,,,esept virginia. Let gentlemen bear IN remen'
b.auce. that Erginia--good Old Nrginia-thc naol'ie'
Of principles aud of States, has stood erect IN The late
exciting struggle, and shown that no means or hum
buprery can swerve her from those glorious principle:
Of Democracy which she has ever maintained. Du
surely gentlemen cannot bring themselves TO sanction
this proposition, where so manifest an injustice may oe
done TO many of the counties OF the State, ana n ma
iori,y Of the people Of the State. tie trusted that t"e
House would reconsider the vote adopting 'he iesoiu
ton, and reject It.
Mr.. Goopr supported the motion Of MIR. Bayly Al
somc length.
MI. TrSsrALL opposed il, but would propose as al
amendment, that they proceed TO the election OF a =. .
Senator on Monday next.
Nh. Robertson said the opposition was offered, !
he understood the member from Accomac, and others
principally because OF the vacancies IN the representa-
ton of The counties of Frederick and Fairfax. No"
he believed that those vacancies would be supplied by
Friday next, but if not, the gentlemen preierrlng TIM
motion might then appeal to the House 10 suspend thei
proceedings, and then he, for one, and lie had no doub
The House generally would accede to their request
There could be no question that It was their duty Il
proceed, without delay, 10 the election of a Z. State
Senator.
Mr.. LAsGHoRSE said it was necessary for him brief,
TO reply 10 the member from Accomac. That gentle
man had said that he should not reply to his rhetoric
that was q matter of perfect indifference to kim-h
should have been well content If he had replied TO hi
a:rument, which, however he had not done, for tn
whole Of his address was centered OF his own dea
sell. After disclaiming all intention to offend that gen
teman, whom he had frequently defended, he sat down
Dg warning the opposition O 10 CiSTtgdIu III dil-C
quering voice of tic people, as expressed at the recen
Presidential election.
MIR. BArlr said he was happy to hear the %eSplana
ton Of the gentleman from Norfolk. tie was happ
10 find that the gentleman did not design to fall IN vii
the pack, who had sought to gain applause from .cni
rilous prints and unprincipled demagogues by attackin
him. He was happy to find it, because he had regarc
ed the gentleman as his friend; and he was glad to hea
from the gentleman himself, that IN this he had nc
been mistaken. He said he had repealed the attack, .
10 renelled all attacks. on the SPOT, and he was haDp
that the gentleman had made such a disclaimer as emf
b!ed him to make the 'amende honorable, by expires:
ing his regret that the misunderstanding had occurred
Nr. BAyLy continued as | am on the floor | vi
refer to the action of the House last session upon
resolution similar to this. (Hcre MIR. b. referred
the journal of last winter, by which 1t appeared, tina
on Wednesday, the 18th of December, 1889, the secon
day Of last session, Mr.. Chapman, of Monroe, move
but, upon motion of Mr.. Crutch6eld, it was laid upo
the table-no one objecting) MIR. B. we'll recollec,e
the reason assigned for a postponement-there wer
three contested election.-in one the seat OF a Demo
crat was contested-in another the seat OF q WIFI
was contested and in the third the contest was bt
tween two Whigs-A very different state of thing
from that now presented. Now there are three sea
with no occupants, and SIX contests. Mr.. Bayl
again referred TO the Journal Of last winter, nm
showed, that on the second of January, a month atte
the commencement Of the session, MIR. Byrd agar
moved TO 90 into the election Of Senator on the 18th
that month. This resolution, too, was laid upon the Ia
HE. On the next day, MIR. Byrd moved to take up III
resolution, and the ayes and noes were called, and III
Wing party voted against taking up. Mr.. B. read tn
names of Messrs. Dorman, Crutch6eld, McRae, &c, a
voting against taking up. On the next day, Januar
4th, a motion was made to take up the resolution, an
again the same gentlemen voted against taking up
Subsequently, the Odd of January was fixed as The da
of election. On that day, Mr.. Crutch6eld moved to Fl
upon the 18th as the day Of election; and on that day, 70
the first time, the Wings voted 10 90 into the election
all of the contested elections having been disposed o.
the one from Norfolk by sending it back to the people
the one from Marshall by putting the Wing in, and III
one from Monongala by rejecting the petition Of tn
Demncra, and keeping the Wing in. And, continue
Mr.. b, these gentlemen, who are now so anxious to 9
at once into the election, with six contested elections an
three vacant seats, even moved last winter for posi-
%ponements after all the contests were settled, only be
cause some members were voluntarily absent. Cor
,rast, said MIR. Bayly, the state of things now and thcr
The situation of things, as far as the condition of thi
House is concerned, he had already shewn. But hos
was it in other respects Then the Sub-Treasury bill
which was so important a measure, and which thes